HTC Hero S vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

HTC Hero S

HTC Hero S

Smartphone 2

alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

Smartphone 3

HTC Hero S or alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Specs Comparison

or

Common specs

Brand and model HTC Hero S alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)
Rating (+) (+)
Release date 2011, September 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 115 x 60 x 12 mm | 4.53 x 4.53 x 2.36 in 152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.96 in
Weight 130 g | 4.59 oz 141 g | 4.97 oz
Case buy from Amazon

buy from Amazon

Colors Black Black, Sliver, Gold
Battery 1520 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2910 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 456 h
Talking time - Up to 7 h 20 min
Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Approximate price 160 EUR 250 EUR
Check price from Amazon

from Amazon

Screen

Technology S-LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" in 5.5" in
Screen area 44.1 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 63.9% 72.7%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 275 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protector buy from Amazon buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP 8 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread); Sense UI Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2 - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - 1.2 GHz Scorpion - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
Internal memory 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)

Benchmark

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Mini-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / EVDO GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900  
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-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 14.4/5.76 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, EDR 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- MP3/AAC+/WAV player
-MP4/H.264 player
-Organizer
-Document viewer
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input
Versions
- For US Cellular

Reviews and Opinions on HTC Hero S and alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

If you had to recommend one of these phones to a friend, which one would it be and why? Share your arguments using the Add Opinion button!

There are no comments yet. Be the first to comment.