Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 68.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2015-09-05 | 2012-09-12 |
| 6.01 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 3.95 ounces |
| Green, Pink, Red, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 249.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Apple A6 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2910mAh Battery | 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 13 hours talk time | 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 4.88 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 5 is just a bit better than the Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3C, having a 68.8 score against 62.6. The Apple iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x operating system, while Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3C counts with Android 5.0 operating system. The Apple iPhone 5 features just a little better performance than Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3C, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more cores (although slower).
IPhone 5 counts with a bit sharper screen than Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3C, although it has a bit lower pixel density, a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640px and a much smaller screen. Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3C has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 5, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal storage, the Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3C also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3C has a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 2910mAh battery capacity instead of 1440mAh. Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3C counts with just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3C also has a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a larger aperture.
IPhone 5 is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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