Alcatel Idol 5S vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2017	Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$280	2GB/64GB - $849

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 148.6 x 70.9 x 7.4 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.25 oz / 149.0 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.79% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Adreno 506	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 2GB/128GB 2GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
2620 mAh	1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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 (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
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 MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1	4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 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

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, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
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: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 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

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

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