Alcatel IDOL 5 vs Honor 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2017	Jul 11, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$199	$499

Design

Dimensions
5.83 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches 148.1 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm	5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
Weight
5.19 oz / 147.0 g	5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.05% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 (16 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2	Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2850 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, 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	b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 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
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, 8, 12, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 18, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ACCJA021	Date approved: Sep 20, 2016 FCC ID value: QISFRD-L04
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: 1.07 W/kg Body: 0.24 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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