alcatel One Touch Idol vs Nokia N900

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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: 72 g lighter

    One Touch Idol:
    109 g
    N900:
    181 g
  • Width

    N900: 7.7 mm narrower

    One Touch Idol:
    67.5 mm
    N900:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N900: 1.16 in smaller diagonal

    One Touch Idol:
    4.66 in
    N900:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    One Touch Idol:
    Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
    N900:
    TI OMAP 3430
  • Depth

    One Touch Idol: 10.1 mm thinner

    One Touch Idol:
    7.9 mm
    N900:
    18 mm
  • Height

    N900: 22.1 mm shorter

    One Touch Idol:
    133 mm
    N900:
    110.9 mm

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

    Height:
    133 mm +22.1 mm versus N900
    Width:
    67.5 mm +7.7 mm versus N900
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. N900

    Height:
    110.9 mm
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +10.1 mm versus One Touch Idol

Weight

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

  1. 1. One Touch Idol

    109 g

  2. 2. N900

    181 g

    +72 g versus One Touch Idol

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

    Screen diagonal:
    4.66 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    59.9 cm²
  2. 2. N900

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

One Touch Idol has approximately 71.7% more rectangular screen area than N900.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

One Touch Idol: Original memory entry

4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) · 1 GB RAM

N900: Original memory entry

32 GB · 256 MB RAM

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

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model

2. N900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
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

    1800 mAh

    +480 mAh versus N900

  2. 2. N900

    1320 mAh

Specifications

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1. One Touch Idol2. N900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for One Touch Idol, N900.
SpecificationOne Touch IdolN900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 133 Х 67.5 Х 7.9 mm
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 109 g
  • 181 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.66" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 800 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version)
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Maemo 5
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • TI OMAP 3430
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for One Touch Idol, N900.
SpecificationOne Touch IdolN900
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 59.9 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.7%
  • 52.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 236 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Screen protection
  • Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for One Touch Idol, N900.
SpecificationOne Touch IdolN900
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@25fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for One Touch Idol, N900.
SpecificationOne Touch IdolN900
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX531u
  • PowerVR SGX530
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 319
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 564
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for One Touch Idol, N900.
SpecificationOne Touch IdolN900
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • Silver
  • Slate
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 230 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 415 h (2G) / Up to 410 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 24 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for One Touch Idol, N900.
SpecificationOne Touch IdolN900
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.80 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for One Touch Idol, N900.
SpecificationOne Touch IdolN900
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
Other features
Other features — specifications for One Touch Idol, N900.
SpecificationOne Touch IdolN900
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as Alcatel OT-6030D
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD/DivX player -TV-out -PDF document viewer -Photo editor