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alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha vs Nokia E55

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.

  • Weight

    E55: 19.4 g lighter

    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    117.4 g
    E55:
    98 g
  • Width

    E55: 17.6 mm narrower

    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    66.6 mm
    E55:
    49 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    E55: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    4.7 in
    E55:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    One Touch Idol Alpha: 2.4 mm thinner

    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    7.5 mm
    E55:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    E55: 22 mm shorter

    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    138 mm
    E55:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    One Touch Idol Alpha:
    2013
    E55:
    2009

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. One Touch Idol Alpha

    Height:
    138 mm +22 mm versus E55
    Width:
    66.6 mm +17.6 mm versus E55
    Depth:
    7.5 mm
  2. 2. E55

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm +2.4 mm versus One Touch Idol Alpha

Weight

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

  1. 1. One Touch Idol Alpha

    117.4 g

    +19.4 g versus E55

  2. 2. E55

    98 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. One Touch Idol Alpha

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²
  2. 2. E55

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

One Touch Idol Alpha has approximately 241.4% more rectangular screen area than E55.

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 One Touch Idol Alpha, E55, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageOne Touch Idol AlphaE55
16 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
E55: Original memory entry

60 MB

Practical features

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

1. One Touch Idol Alpha

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

2. E55

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. One Touch Idol Alpha

    2000 mAh

    +500 mAh versus E55

  2. 2. E55

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. One Touch Idol Alpha2. E55

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for One Touch Idol Alpha, E55.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol AlphaE55
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 138 Х 66.6 Х 7.5 mm
  • 116 Х 49 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 117.4 g
  • 98 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 60 MB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 3.2
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for One Touch Idol Alpha, E55.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol AlphaE55
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.3%
  • 31.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Screen protection
  • Asahi Dragontrail Glass
  • oleophobic coating
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for One Touch Idol Alpha, E55.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol AlphaE55
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 3.2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 3.2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 1.3 MP
  • QVGA videocall camera
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for One Touch Idol Alpha, E55.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol AlphaE55
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 14745
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for One Touch Idol Alpha, E55.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol AlphaE55
Release date
  • 2013
  • September
  • 2009
  • February
Colors
  • Slate
  • Soft Gold/Matte
  • Soft Gold/Brushed
  • Pink Gold/Brushed
  • Black Aluminium
  • White Aluminium
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 360 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • 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
  • Stand by time- Up to 672 h (2G) / 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 18 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for One Touch Idol Alpha, E55.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol AlphaE55
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
  • 296 / 178.8 kbits
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps 3.0
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.19 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for One Touch Idol Alpha, E55.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol AlphaE55
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for One Touch Idol Alpha, E55.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol AlphaE55
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) incl. MS Office 2007 support via free update -Voice memo