Alcatel Idol 5S vs Samsung Galaxy A70 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 27, 2017	Mar 26, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$280

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 148.6 x 70.9 x 7.4 mm	6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.25 oz / 149.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.79% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.97% screen-to-body
Type
	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 675 SM6150 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 460
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 612
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2620 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	32 MP 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 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), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, 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	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 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 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
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: Mar 28, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA705FN
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: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.89 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.38 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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