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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2014-02-23 | 2012-05-03 |
| 5.37 x 2.76 x 0.29 inches | 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.52 ounces | 4.69 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 189.00 | $ 195.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 220 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| -- | f/2.60 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSUPA and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.2 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 550 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time |
| 3.92 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S III is way better than the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2, having a score of 74.8 against 54.8. Even being the best in this review, the Galaxy S III is an older, somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier phone than Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2. These devices come with Android operating system, but Galaxy S III has a more recent 4.3 version and Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2 has Android 4.2 version, so it provides a lot of extra features and improved performance.
The Samsung Galaxy S III features a better looking screen than Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1280 x 720px. The Samsung Galaxy S III features a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 64 GB and 32 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S III has a little better hardware performance than Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2, and although they both have 4 processing cores, the Galaxy S III also has a higher amount of RAM memory and an extra GPU. Galaxy S III counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2, because it has 2100mAh of battery capacity instead of 2000mAh.
The Galaxy S III has a lot better camera than Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2. Both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same resolution back camera and the same video frame rates.
Galaxy S III is a little more expensive than the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2, but you can get a much better phone for that extra dollars.
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