Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs Motorola Nexus 6 vs Alcatel Idol 3C

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Motorola	Alcatel
Announced
Q3 2013	October 2014	September 2015
Status
Available - Q3 2013	Available - November 2014	Coming Soon - Q4 2015
Colors
White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora	Midnight Blue, Cloud White	Various
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)	159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)	152.7 x 75.1 x 7.9 mm (6.01 x 2.96 x 0.31 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz)	184 g (6.49 oz)	-
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600	LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41) LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant	-

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)	Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)	Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800	Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU
Adreno 330	Adreno 420	Adreno 405
RAM
2 GB	3 GB	2 GB
Internal Memory
16/32 GB	32/64 GB	16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB	No	microSD, up to 128 GB

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.0 inches	5.96 inches	5.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)	1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
72.15%	74.05%	72.55%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash
LED flash	Dual-LED Flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.	2160p@30fps, optical stabilization	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call	2 MP, 720p	8 MP, 1080p

GPRS
Yes	Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE	v4.0, A2DP	v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host	microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5	HTML5