Alcatel Idol 5S vs Apple iPhone 15 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 15
Alcatel Idol 5S Apple iPhone 15
Released · Jul 10, 2017
Released · Sep 22, 2023
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.1-inch · 2556x1179px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
2620 mAh
3349 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches
148.6 x 70.9 x 7.4 mm
5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump)
147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (~11.33 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.25 oz (149.0 g) 6.03 oz (171.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI
Technology
OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
70.79 % 86.38 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth
GPU
Adreno 506 Apple GPU 5-core
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 6GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) iOS (18.x, 17.x)

Battery

Capacity
2620 mAh 3349 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 41min
Browsing
13h 25min
Video
7h 51min
Gaming
8h 24min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 2.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
8 MP 12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
148
Overall
154
Photo
143
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM eSIM
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: Sep 12, 2023
FCC ID value: BCG-E8427A
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: 0.95 W/kg
Body: 0.95 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 280 $ 799 / € 949
In The Box
USB Type-C, Paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2017 Sep 12, 2023

Alternative variants

System chip MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 (16 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T880 MP2
Capacity 2850 mAh
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 11 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
With 256GB internal storage
Internal storage 256GB
With 512GB internal storage
Internal storage 512GB
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