Alcatel A50 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XA1
Alcatel A50 Sony Xperia XA1
Released · Jul 10, 2017
Released · May 01, 2017
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
2800 mAh
2300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2017 Feb 27, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$150 $299

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches
145 x 67 x 8 mm
Weight
5.14 oz / 146.0 g 5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver Black, Gold, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Dragontrail
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 27 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6738 (28 nm) MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757
Processor
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2 Mali-T880 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh 2300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) 23 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) 8 MP (Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 16, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-98591H
Measured SAR
Head: 0.55 W/kg
Body: 1.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

Rear Single camera
Main camera 8 MP
Front 2 MP
Colors Black
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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