Alcatel A3 vs Alcatel IDOL 5 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.59 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches 142 x 70.5 x 8.6 mm	5.83 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches 148.1 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm
Weight
	5.19 oz (147.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch	5.2-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
68.74 %	69.05 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)	MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 (16 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1250 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2	Mali-T880 MP2
RAM
1.5GB	2GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB	32GB, available to use: 23 GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Capacity
2460 mAh	2850 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	8 MP (Autofocus, Flash), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
Wi-Fi
802.11 b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Hearing aid compatible
M3	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 30(2300 WCS)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 11 Mbit/s	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: May 18, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ACCJA021
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.43 W/kg Body: 1.05 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 199
In The Box
	Headset, Charger, SIM tool, quick guide, leaflet

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017	Sep 01, 2017

Links

Full specifications
Alcatel A3 Specs	Alcatel IDOL 5 Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Alcatel IDOL 5 Review