alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) vs Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A Comparison and Differences

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alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

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Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A

Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A

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alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) or Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Samsung Google Nexus S I9020A
Rating (+) (+)
Release date 2015, March 2011, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.96 in 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm | 4.88 x 4.88 x 2.48 in
Weight 141 g | 4.97 oz 129 g | 4.55 oz
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Colors Black, Sliver, Gold White, Black
Battery 2910 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 713 h (2G) / Up to 428 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 4" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 45.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.7% 58.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 233 PPI
Screen protection Oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF -5 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps w480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP VGA
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - Hummingbird Exynos
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU Adreno 405 PowerVR SGX540
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model) 16 GB, 512 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
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  
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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- MP4/H.264 player
-MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
-Organizer
-Photo/video editor
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input
-Near Field Communications
Versions
- Also known as Google Nexus S i9020T for T-Mobile

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