Alcatel Idol 5S vs OnePlus 5 Specs Comparison

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Alcatel Idol 5S
8.5
OnePlus 5
Alcatel Idol 5S OnePlus 5
Released · Jul 10, 2017
Released · Jun 22, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
2620 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2017 Jun 20, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$280 $539

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches
148.6 x 70.9 x 7.4 mm 		6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
Weight
5.25 oz / 149.0 g 5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.79% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 72.93% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 2 (Good)
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2457 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 540
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2620 mAh 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge

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 		16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 1.6x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 36 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 16 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, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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 aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 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 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
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: Jun 20, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5000
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: 1.36 W/kg
Body: 0.84 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
Phablet: 3.57 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 64GB of storage
Memory 6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $479
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