Alcatel U5 HD vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel 3a
Alcatel U5 HD Google Pixel 3a
2200 mAh
3000 mAh
5.0-inch
5.6-inch
Single camera
Single camera
1GB · 8GB
4GB · 64GB
Released · May 07, 2019
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Design

Dimensions
5.58 x 2.81 x 0.35 inches
141.8 x 71.4 x 8.95 mm
5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
4.57 oz (129.5 g) 5.19 oz (147.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch 5.6-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Screen-to-body
68.13 % 73.93 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Dragontrail), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 360
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2 Adreno 615
RAM
1GB 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
8GB 64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
2200 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
9h 48min
Video
6h 30min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash, HDR) 8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 11 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 25, 2019
FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
Head: 1.15 W/kg
Body: 1.13 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 399
In The Box
18W USB-C power adapter, 1M USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0), Quick Start Guide, Quick Switch Adapter, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 22, 2017 May 07, 2019

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) 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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
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