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Alcatel OneTouch Idol X
16 GB Dual SIM| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2 | -- |
| 2013-02-24 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.53 x 2.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Red and Yellow | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6589+ chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.10 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.93 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 320 hours standby time 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 is much better than the Alcatel OneTouch Idol X, with an 83.3 score against 60.6. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S9 is newer than Alcatel OneTouch Idol X, it's thicker and notably heavier. Galaxy S9 has a better CPU than Alcatel OneTouch Idol X, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and also faster).
Alcatel OneTouch Idol X counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S9, although it has a lot worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, a just a bit worse display density and a little bit smaller screen. The Samsung Galaxy S9 captures much clearer photos and videos than Alcatel OneTouch Idol X, because although it has a back facing camera with less MP, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition.
Galaxy S9 has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Alcatel OneTouch Idol X, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a superior battery life than Alcatel OneTouch Idol X, because it has a 50% greater battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is also cheap compared to the other phone, making it an easy choice.
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