Alcatel 7 vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 13, 2018	Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$180	$849

Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches 162.1 x 74.9 x 8.6 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.51% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 402 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Dragontrail
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P23 MT6763T (16 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Mali-G71MP2	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/64GB 2GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 25, 2018 FCC ID value: 2ACCJBT09	Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 1.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg	Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Alcatel 7 Specs	Apple iPhone 8 Specs
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User Reviews
Alcatel 7 User Reviews	Apple iPhone 8 User Reviews