Alcatel Idol 5S vs Alcatel A50 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2017	Jun 27, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$280	$150

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 148.6 x 70.9 x 7.4 mm	5.75 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.25 oz / 149.0 g	5.14 oz / 146.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Silver

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.79% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body
Type
	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
	Dragontrail
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	MediaTek MT6738 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-T860 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2620 mAh	2800 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	13 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	2, 4, 5, 7, 12
4G (TDD) Bands
41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1	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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 17, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ACCJA024
Measured SAR
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

Rear	Single camera
Main camera	8 MP
Front	2 MP
Colors	Black
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12

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