Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows vs Alcatel Idol 5S Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 01, 2016	Jun 27, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$280

Design

Dimensions
6.05 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches 153.7 x 75.4 x 6.99 mm	5.85 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 148.6 x 70.9 x 7.4 mm
Weight
5.36 oz / 152.0 g	5.25 oz / 149.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control, Other	Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control
Colors
Black	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.18% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 70.79% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Dragontrail
Features
Oleophobic coating	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Windows (10 Mobile)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	2620 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
21 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.4" 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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	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, USB 2.0	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/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Other
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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 12	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
	41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	5, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), 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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 01, 2016 FCC ID value: 2ACCJN009	Date approved: Dec 17, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ACCJA024
Measured SAR
Head: 0.80 W/kg Body: 0.27 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.27 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

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Hearing aid compatible	M3/T3

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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