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GSMArena team, 28 April 2014

8-ball game


Alcatel Idol X+ review: 8-ball game

  • Comments (30)
  • User reviews
  • Idol X+

5. Synthetic benchmarks
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. 360-degree spin, design and handling, controls
  3. 3. Display, battery life
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Synthetic benchmarks
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Gallery, multimedia players, audio quality
  8. 8. Still camera, video camera
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browsers, apps and more
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. alcatel Idol X+ specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (30)

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Synthetic benchmarks

The Alcatel Idol X+ is powered by an octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7 Mediatek MT6592 chipset - the first device we've reviewed capable of running on eight cores simultaneously. Unlike previous octa-core configurations that ran one set of quad-core chips or another, the Idol X+ is able to throttle any number of cores to work depending on your needs.

When it comes to graphics, you get a Mali-450MP4 GPU clocked at 700 MHz, alongside 2GB of RAM. We're very eager to see how Mediatek's chip stacks up to current flagship competition, not to mention how the robust Mali GPU fares in our graphics benchmarks.

We get things started with a couple of processor-only benchmarks, where the 2.0 GHz processor surprisingly underperforms when it comes to the single-core BenchmarkPi test. Linpack also shows a surprisingly low result despite bringing multiple cores into the mix, but that could be attributed to a dated algorithm, as Geekbench 3 puts it right among the top devices.

Benchmark Pi

Lower is better

  • LG G Flex
    99
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    99
  • LG G2
    99
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    104
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    115
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    115
  • HTC One (M8)
    121
  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    128
  • HTC One Max
    131
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
    132
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
    132
  • LG G Pro 2
    141
  • LG Nexus 5
    146
  • HTC One
    151
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
    166
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    183
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    211

Linpack

Higher is better

  • LG G Flex
    1102
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    1081
  • LG G2
    1054
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    1034
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    1010
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    1004
  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    992
  • HTC One (M8)
    992
  • LG G Pro 2
    818
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
    791
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
    788
  • LG Optimus G Pro
    743
  • HTC One
    646
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
    413
  • LG Nexus 5
    393
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    391

Geekbench 3

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    3011
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    2968
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    2937
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    2842
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    2670
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    2638
  • LG G Pro 2
    2585
  • Apple iPhone 5s
    2561
  • LG Nexus 5
    2453
  • HTC One (M8)
    2367
  • LG G Flex
    2254
  • LG G2
    2243
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    2172
  • HTC One
    1972
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
    1869

Quadrant and AnTuTu are compound benchmarks which take into account RAM and GPU performance, also give the Idol X+ a commendable score, although not up to par with the latest Snapdragon 801-toting flagships.

Quadrant

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    25044
  • HTC One (M8)
    25035
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    21618
  • LG G Flex
    20521
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    20420
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    20388
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    20052
  • LG G Pro 2
    20010
  • LG G2
    19815
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    18177
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
    12446
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
    12376
  • LG Optimus G Pro
    12105
  • HTC One
    11746
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    11404
  • LG Nexus 5
    8844
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
    7153

AnTuTu 4

Higher is better

  • HTC One (M8)
    37009
  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    36018
  • LG G Flex
    35831
  • LG G2
    35444
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    34527
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    32162
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    31717
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    31109
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    30850
  • LG G Pro 2
    29603
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    29185
  • Samsung Galaxy S4
    27613
  • HTC One
    26389
  • LG Nexus 5
    25097

Our graphics benchmarks were a mixed bag. The GFXBench tests - both off-screen and on-screen variants - reflected some very poor performance, while Epic Citadel ran incredibly well, giving the Adreno graphics chips in the top rated competitors like the Galaxy S5 a real run for their money.

GFX Benchmark 2.7 T-Rex (1080p off-screen)

Higher is better

  • HTC One (M8)
    28.4
  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    27.8
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    26.3
  • LG Nexus 5
    23
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    23
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    23
  • Apple iPhone 5s
    23
  • LG G Pro 2
    22.9
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    22
  • LG G Flex
    22
  • LG G2
    22
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
    17.1
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
    17.1
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    15
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    10.9
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
    6.4

GFX Benchmark 2.7 T-Rex (1080p on-screen)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 5s
    37
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    34
  • LG G Flex
    33
  • HTC One (M8)
    30.1
  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    28.1
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    26.7
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    25
  • LG G Pro 2
    24.1
  • LG Nexus 5
    24
  • LG G2
    23.1
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    10.6

Epic Citadel

Higher is better

  • HTC One (M8)
    59
  • LG G Flex
    56
  • Sony Xperia Z
    55.6
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    54.8
  • LG G Pro 2
    54.1
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    54
  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    53.7
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    53.5
  • LG Nexus 5
    49.1
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    49
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
    37.2
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    32

Web browsing is an integral part to any smartphone experience, and the Idol X+ posts respectable, if not remarkable, results in both of our browser benchmarks. The quality of the display provides for a pleasant browsing experience that somewhat makes up for the mediocre scores reflected here.

SunSpider

Lower is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    379
  • Apple iPhone 5s
    403
  • LG G Pro 2
    536
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    568
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    587
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    750
  • HTC One (M8)
    780
  • LG Nexus 5
    827
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    845
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    855
  • LG G2
    908
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    931
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
    1046
  • HTC One
    1174

BrowserMark 2

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 5s
    3549
  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    3529
  • HTC One (M8)
    3213
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    3172
  • LG G Pro 2
    3048
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    3041
  • LG Nexus 5
    2745
  • LG G2
    2718
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    2600
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    2534
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
    2438
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    2419
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    2398
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
    2314
  • HTC One
    2262

It's hard to get a bead on overall benchmark performance because the individual benchmarks varied so much. It could be that many benchmarks were not optimized to take into account "true" octa-core results, or the processor itself was adjusting its core usage during certain benchmarks.

Extraneous results aside, the Idol X+ falls respectably into a segment that's towards the top of the pack, but a step behind the cutting-edge Snapdragon 801 flagships.

Next Page » 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
5. Synthetic benchmarks
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. 360-degree spin, design and handling, controls
  3. 3. Display, battery life
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Synthetic benchmarks
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Gallery, multimedia players, audio quality
  8. 8. Still camera, video camera
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browsers, apps and more
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. alcatel Idol X+ specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (30)

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  • User reviews
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