HTC Desire 626s vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire 626s

HTC Desire 626s

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alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

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HTC Desire 626s or alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire 626s alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)
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Release date 2015, July 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.8 x 70.9 x 8.1 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.79 in 152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.96 in
Weight 138.9 g | 4.9 oz 141 g | 4.97 oz
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Colors Black, White Black, Sliver, Gold
Battery 2000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2910 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 540 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.2% 72.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 401 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 8 MP
Video 720p 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7 Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 304 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM (T-Mobile only)
16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)

Benchmark

GeekBench 4 Single Core 384
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 978
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 635

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700) - T-Mobile
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.1, A2DP

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Yes - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
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