Alcatel Idol 5S vs Alcatel IDOL 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

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

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.79% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 69.05% 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating

Hardware

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

Battery

Type
2620 mAh	2850 mAh, Li - Ion

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

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,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
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
M3/T3	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, 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, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 30
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 Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
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: Dec 17, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ACCJA024	Date approved: May 18, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ACCJA021
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.46 W/kg	Head: 1.43 W/kg Body: 1.05 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 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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