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Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 vs Samsung Galaxy J2

2.59 in
5.3 in
Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 Mobile Phone
Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
2.72 in
5.37 in
Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J2
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
8
3.8 out of 5
4 user ratings
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7
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User rating
33
4.1 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
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37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
13 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720 GPU
RAM memory2 GB1 GB

Display

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Screen size5.5 in4.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi234.0 ppi
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic

Dimensions

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Height5.3 in5.37 in
Width2.59 in2.72 in
Depth0.3 in0.33 in
Weight3.88 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
NFCyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes

Cellular

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
Samsung Galaxy J2Samsung Galaxy J2
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnono

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