Alcatel IDOL 5 vs Alcatel Idol 5S Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2017	Jun 27, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$199	$280

Design

Dimensions
5.83 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches 148.1 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm	5.85 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 148.6 x 70.9 x 7.4 mm
Weight
5.19 oz / 147.0 g	5.25 oz / 149.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control
Colors
Gray	Black

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.05% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 70.79% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2	Adreno 506
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2850 mAh, Li - Ion	2620 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, Flash) Video capture: 720p (30 fps)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
	41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1	5, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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	Date approved: Dec 17, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ACCJA024
Measured SAR
Head: 1.43 W/kg Body: 1.05 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.46 W/kg

Alternative variants

System chip	MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 (16 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T880 MP2
Type	2850 mAh
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 29
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 11 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS

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