alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha vs HTC Desire VC

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

  Desire VC: 4.3 mm narrower

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  66.6 mm

  Desire VC:

  62.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire VC: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  4.7 in

  Desire VC:

  4 in

• Chipset

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)

  Desire VC:

  Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1

• Depth

  One Touch Idol Alpha: 2 mm thinner

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  7.5 mm

  Desire VC:

  9.5 mm

• Height

  Desire VC: 18.5 mm shorter

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  138 mm

  Desire VC:

  119.5 mm

• Release year

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  2013

  Desire VC:

  2012

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 +18.5 mm versus Desire VC

   Width:

   66.6 mm +4.3 mm versus Desire VC

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

2. 2. Desire VC

   Height:

   119.5 mm

   Width:

   62.3 mm

   Depth:

   9.5 mm +2 mm versus One Touch Idol Alpha

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 VC

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

One Touch Idol Alpha has approximately 33.7% more rectangular screen area than Desire VC.

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

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

Battery capacity

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

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