Comparison of Gigabyte GSmart Essence and Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 (4.7) smartphones based on their characteristics

Gigabyte GSmart Essence

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 (4.7)

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Gigabyte

Alcatel

Phone model

GSmart Essence

OneTouch Idol 3 (4.7)

Year of release

2015

2015

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

134 mm

135 mm

Body width

67 mm

66 mm

Body thickness

8.8 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

125 g

110 g

Volume

79.01 cm³

66.53 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• White
• Black

• Gray

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Spreadtrum SC7731G

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

2 MB

Processor size

32 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv8

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• ARM Mali-400 MP2

• Adreno 306

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

400 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

1.5 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

128 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Spreadtrum SC7731G

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 5.0

Battery

Battery capacity

1600

2000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Built-in solar battery

Adapter output power

• 5 V / 1 A

Call duration in GSM networks

12 h

17 h

Standby time in GSM networks

240 h

500 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

12 h

17 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

240 h

500 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.5 in

4.7 in

Screen resolution

854 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

218 ppi

312 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2981 x 1677 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Xenon

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX214 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Photomatrix size

4.69 x 3.52 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.127 μm

Crop factor

7.38

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting

• Face detection
• Digital zoom
• Hdr shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Serial shooting

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Default + micro SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Autodial

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

VoIP telephony

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

LTE-Advanced support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1

4.0

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Barcode scanner

SAR level

SAR level

0.6 W/kg

1.28 W/kg