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| Global Score | |
| 61.9 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Alcatel |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-07-21 | 2016-07-15 |
| 5.65 x 2.76 x 0.31 inches | 6.06 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.26 ounces |
| Gold | -- |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 140.00 | $ 127.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 8939v2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 400 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Alcatel Idol 4s is just a bit better than the ZTE Axon Mini, having a global score of 67.9 against 61.9. The Alcatel Idol 4s design is newer and a little bit thinner, but a little bit heavier than the ZTE Axon Mini. The ZTE Axon Mini counts with a little sharper screen than Alcatel Idol 4s, although it has a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a little bit less pixels per screen inch and a little bit smaller display.
Alcatel Idol 4s features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than ZTE Axon Mini, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Alcatel Idol 4s also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Alcatel Idol 4s counts with a better hardware performance than ZTE Axon Mini, and although they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Alcatel Idol 4s also has more cores.
The Alcatel Idol 4s features just a bit better camera than ZTE Axon Mini, because it has a better resolution camera. The Alcatel Idol 4s has a bit longer battery lifetime than ZTE Axon Mini, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Alcatel Idol 4s is also cheaper than the ZTE Axon Mini, which makes it an easy decision.
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