Comparison of Vertu New Signature Touch Garnet Сalf and Alcatel Hero 2 smartphones based on their characteristics

Vertu New Signature Touch Garnet Сalf

Alcatel Hero 2

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Vertu

Alcatel

Phone model

New Signature Touch Garnet Сalf

Hero 2

Year of release

2015

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

155 mm

161 mm

Body width

74 mm

82 mm

Body thickness

10.8 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

226 g

175 g

Volume

123.88 cm³

103.47 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Leather
• Ceramics
• Titanium alloy

• Aluminium alloy
• Metal
• Plastic

Colors

• Brown

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

• Mediatek MT8392

CPU clock speed

2300 MHz

2000 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 430

• Mali-450MP4

GPU clock speed

700 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

4 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

666 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 64 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6592T

Operating system

Operating system

Android 5.1

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

3160

3100

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

21 h

15 h

Standby time in GSM networks

520 h

500 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

21 h

10 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

520 h

380 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.2 in

6 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

424 ppi

367 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

21 Mp

13.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

5248 x 3936 pixels

4826 x 2715 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

LED

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Aperture

f/2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

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

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2.1 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1932 x 1087 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

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

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

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 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 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

• 802.11a
• 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 OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

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

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dolby Digital support

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

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Handwriting recognition

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
• 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 antivirus

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.63 W/kg