Samsung Galaxy S3 vs alcatel One Touch Idol S Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S3 or alcatel One Touch Idol S Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S3 alcatel One Touch Idol S
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Release date 2012, May 2013, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.78 in 133.5 x 66.8 x 7.4 mm | 5.26 x 5.26 x 2.63 in
Weight 133 g | 4.69 oz 110 g | 3.88 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur Slate, Fresh Rose, Cherry Red
Battery 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.8" in 4.7" in
Screen area 63.5 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.9% 68.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 306 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Asahi Dragontrail Glass, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3'', AF -8 MP, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.9 MP, Single 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 1.9 MP, f/2.6 1.3 MP
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset - Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) - Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 - Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400MP4 PowerVR SGX531u
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 60
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 117
GeekBench 4 Single Core 505
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1253
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 726
GeekBench 4 Battery 787

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - 6034R 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - 6034Y 
LTE band 1(2100), 7(2600), 8(900) - 6034M
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head)    

SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Also known as Alcatel OT-6034R, Alcatel OT-6034Y, Alcatel OT-6034M

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