alcatel Pop Star vs ZTE Skate

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.

  • Width

    Skate: 3.7 mm narrower

    Pop Star:
    71.5 mm
    Skate:
    67.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Skate: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Pop Star:
    5 in
    Skate:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    Pop Star: 1.8 mm thinner

    Pop Star:
    8.6 mm
    Skate:
    10.4 mm
  • Height

    Skate: 15.1 mm shorter

    Pop Star:
    141 mm
    Skate:
    125.9 mm
  • Release year

    Pop Star:
    2015
    Skate:
    2011

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. Pop Star

    Height:
    141 mm +15.1 mm versus Skate
    Width:
    71.5 mm +3.7 mm versus Skate
    Depth:
    8.6 mm
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. Skate

    Height:
    125.9 mm
    Width:
    67.8 mm
    Depth:
    10.4 mm +1.8 mm versus Pop Star
    Weight:
    120 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. Pop Star

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. Skate

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

Pop Star has approximately 31% more rectangular screen area than Skate.

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 Pop Star, Skate, compared at the same storage capacity.
StoragePop StarSkate
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Skate: Original memory entry

512 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. Pop Star

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

2. Skate

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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. Pop Star

    2000 mAh

    +600 mAh versus Skate

  2. 2. Skate

    1400 mAh

Specifications

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1. Pop Star2. Skate

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pop Star, Skate.
SpecificationPop StarSkate
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 141 Х 71.5 Х 8.6 mm
  • 125.9 Х 67.8 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 120 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6580 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pop Star, Skate.
SpecificationPop StarSkate
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.4%
  • 61.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pop Star, Skate.
SpecificationPop StarSkate
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pop Star, Skate.
SpecificationPop StarSkate
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 800MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pop Star, Skate.
SpecificationPop StarSkate
Release date
  • 2015
  • September
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 566 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 288 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pop Star, Skate.
SpecificationPop StarSkate
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 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pop Star, Skate.
SpecificationPop StarSkate
Radio
  • FM radio
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pop Star, Skate.
SpecificationPop StarSkate
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also known as Alcatel Pop Star (3G)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Orange Monte Carlo