Acer Liquid Z220 vs alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Liquid Z220:
    OLED
    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    LCD
  • Width

    Liquid Z220: 2.6 mm narrower

    Liquid Z220:
    64 mm
    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    66.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid Z220: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z220:
    4 in
    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    4.7 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Z220:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    One Touch Idol Alpha: 2.1 mm thinner

    Liquid Z220:
    9.6 mm
    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    7.5 mm
  • Height

    Liquid Z220: 12.7 mm shorter

    Liquid Z220:
    125.3 mm
    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    138 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Liquid Z220

    Height:
    125.3 mm
    Width:
    64 mm
    Depth:
    9.6 mm +2.1 mm versus One Touch Idol Alpha
  2. 2. One Touch Idol Alpha

    Height:
    138 mm +12.7 mm versus Liquid Z220
    Width:
    66.6 mm +2.6 mm versus Liquid Z220
    Depth:
    7.5 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Liquid Z220

    120 g

    +2.6 g versus One Touch Idol Alpha

  2. 2. One Touch Idol Alpha

    117.4 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Liquid Z220

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. One Touch Idol Alpha

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²

One Touch Idol Alpha has approximately 33.7% more rectangular screen area than Liquid Z220.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Liquid Z220, One Touch Idol Alpha, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid Z220One Touch Idol Alpha
8 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded
16 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Liquid Z220

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. One Touch Idol Alpha

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

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  1. 1. Liquid Z220

    1300 mAh

  2. 2. One Touch Idol Alpha

    2000 mAh

    +700 mAh versus Liquid Z220

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z2202. One Touch Idol Alpha

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z220, One Touch Idol Alpha.
SpecificationLiquid Z220One Touch Idol Alpha
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 125.3 Х 64 Х 9.6 mm
  • 138 Х 66.6 Х 7.5 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 117.4 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z220, One Touch Idol Alpha.
SpecificationLiquid Z220One Touch Idol Alpha
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • Super AMOLED
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 56.8%
  • 66.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Asahi Dragontrail Glass
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z220, One Touch Idol Alpha.
SpecificationLiquid Z220One Touch Idol Alpha
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Liquid Z220, One Touch Idol Alpha.
SpecificationLiquid Z220One Touch Idol Alpha
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 302
  • PowerVR SGX544
Antutu 7 score *
  • 12030
  • 14745
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z220, One Touch Idol Alpha.
SpecificationLiquid Z220One Touch Idol Alpha
Release date
  • 2015
  • March
  • 2013
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Slate
  • Soft Gold/Matte
  • Soft Gold/Brushed
  • Pink Gold/Brushed
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 360 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 720 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G) Music play - Up to 24 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z220, One Touch Idol Alpha.
SpecificationLiquid Z220One Touch Idol Alpha
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)-3G - HSDPA-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z220, One Touch Idol Alpha.
SpecificationLiquid Z220One Touch Idol Alpha
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z220, One Touch Idol Alpha.
SpecificationLiquid Z220One Touch Idol Alpha
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Available as Acer Liquid Z220 Duo with Dual-SIM card slot
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass