alcatel Idol 3 (4.7) vs alcatel Idol 2 Mini Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

alcatel Idol 3 (4.7)

alcatel Idol 3 (4.7)

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alcatel Idol 2 Mini

alcatel Idol 2 Mini

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alcatel Idol 3 (4.7) or alcatel Idol 2 Mini Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model alcatel Idol 3 (4.7) alcatel Idol 2 Mini
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Release date 2015, March 2014, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 134.6 x 65.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.59 in 129 x 63.5 x 7.9 mm | 5.08 x 5.08 x 2.5 in
Weight 110 g | 3.88 oz 110 g | 3.88 oz
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Colors Black, Sliver, Gold Cloudy, White, Hot Pink, Slate
Battery 2000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
Approximate price 200 EUR 160 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 4.5" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 55.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.7% 68.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 312 PPI 245 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF -8 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP VGA
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
Internal memory 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM/ 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM (Dual SIM model) 4 GB, 1 GB RAM (Single SIM)/ 8 GB, 1 GB RAM (Dual SIM)

Benchmark

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Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - USA 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 28(700)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.43 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions
- Single SIM: 6016A, 6016X Dual SIM: 6016D, 6016E

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