alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha vs HTC One S

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

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  LCD

  One S:

  OLED

• Width

  One S: 1.6 mm narrower

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  66.6 mm

  One S:

  65 mm

• Screen diagonal

  One S: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  4.7 in

  One S:

  4.3 in

• Chipset

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)

  One S:

  Qualcomm MSM8290

• Height

  One S: 7.1 mm shorter

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  138 mm

  One S:

  130.9 mm

• Release year

  One Touch Idol Alpha:

  2013

  One S:

  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 +7.1 mm versus One S

   Width:

   66.6 mm +1.6 mm versus One S

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

2. 2. One S

   Height:

   130.9 mm

   Width:

   65 mm

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

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. One S

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

One Touch Idol Alpha has approximately 19.5% more rectangular screen area than One S.

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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