HTC One A9 vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Comparison and Differences

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HTC One A9

HTC One A9

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alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

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HTC One A9 or alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC One A9 alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)
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Release date 2015, September 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145.8 x 70.8 x 7.3 mm | 5.74 x 5.74 x 2.79 in 152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.96 in
Weight 143 g | 5.04 oz 141 g | 4.97 oz
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Colors Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold, Deep Garnet, Pink Black, Sliver, Gold
Battery 2150 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2910 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 432 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology AMOLED 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 66.8% 72.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, OIS, AF -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 4 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm 8 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); Sense UI Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
32 GB, 3 GB RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 128
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 663
GeekBench 4 Single Core 692
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3049
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2110

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 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Americas 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 29(700) - Americas 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA/ Asia
-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-A Cat7 (2CA) 300/100 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (payments only) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, aptX 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dolby audio enhancement
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)

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