alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha vs HTC Desire 520

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.

• Width

  One Touch Idol Alpha: 2.3 mm narrower

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  66.6 mm

  Desire 520:

  68.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 520: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  4.7 in

  Desire 520:

  4.5 in

• Chipset

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)

  Desire 520:

  Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)

• Depth

  One Touch Idol Alpha: 1.6 mm thinner

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  7.5 mm

  Desire 520:

  9.1 mm

• Release year

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  2013

  Desire 520:

  2015

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. One Touch Idol Alpha

   Height:

   138 mm

   Width:

   66.6 mm

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

   Weight:

   117.4 g

2. 2. Desire 520

   Height:

   139.8 mm

   Width:

   68.9 mm +2.3 mm versus One Touch Idol Alpha

   Depth:

   9.1 mm +1.6 mm versus One Touch Idol Alpha

   Weight:

   Unknown

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. One Touch Idol Alpha

   Screen diagonal:

   4.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   60.9 cm²

2. 2. Desire 520

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

One Touch Idol Alpha has approximately 9.1% more rectangular screen area than Desire 520.

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.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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