alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs LG GW550

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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

    One Touch Idol Ultra: 10.5 g lighter

    One Touch Idol Ultra:
    115 g
    GW550:
    125.5 g
  • Width

    GW550: 6.5 mm narrower

    One Touch Idol Ultra:
    68.5 mm
    GW550:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    GW550: 2.25 in smaller diagonal

    One Touch Idol Ultra:
    4.65 in
    GW550:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    One Touch Idol Ultra: 5.5 mm thinner

    One Touch Idol Ultra:
    6.5 mm
    GW550:
    12 mm
  • Height

    GW550: 18.4 mm shorter

    One Touch Idol Ultra:
    134.4 mm
    GW550:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    One Touch Idol Ultra:
    2013
    GW550:
    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 Ultra

    Height:
    134.4 mm +18.4 mm versus GW550
    Width:
    68.5 mm +6.5 mm versus GW550
    Depth:
    6.5 mm
  2. 2. GW550

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm +5.5 mm versus One Touch Idol Ultra

Weight

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

  1. 1. One Touch Idol Ultra

    115 g

  2. 2. GW550

    125.5 g

    +10.5 g versus One Touch Idol Ultra

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 Ultra

    Screen diagonal:
    4.65 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    59.6 cm²
  2. 2. GW550

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

One Touch Idol Ultra has approximately 234.2% more rectangular screen area than GW550.

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 Ultra, GW550, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageOne Touch Idol UltraGW550
16 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
GW550: Original memory entry

256 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 Ultra

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
See details No · included adaptor for 3.5mm
Memory card support:
No

2. GW550

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

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 Ultra

    1800 mAh

    +500 mAh versus GW550

  2. 2. GW550

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. One Touch Idol Ultra2. GW550

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for One Touch Idol Ultra, GW550.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol UltraGW550
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 134.4 Х 68.5 Х 6.5 mm
  • 116 Х 62 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 125.5 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.65" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 256 MB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Standard
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • included adaptor for 3.5mm
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for One Touch Idol Ultra, GW550.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol UltraGW550
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 59.6 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 64.7%
  • 24.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 316 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Screen protection
  • Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for One Touch Idol Ultra, GW550.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol UltraGW550
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 320p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 1.3 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for One Touch Idol Ultra, GW550.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol UltraGW550
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX531T
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 9475
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for One Touch Idol Ultra, GW550.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol UltraGW550
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2009
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Green
  • Turquoise
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 270 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 370 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for One Touch Idol Ultra, GW550.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol UltraGW550
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 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.43 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for One Touch Idol Ultra, GW550.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol UltraGW550
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for One Touch Idol Ultra, GW550.
SpecificationOne Touch Idol UltraGW550
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • MP3/MP4/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer (DOC
  • XLS
  • PPT
  • PDF) -Organizer -Photo/video editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as LG Sm@rt