Alcatel U5 HD vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 22, 2017	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$399

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, 68.13% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)	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
Memory
1GB/8GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2200 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
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

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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	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash, HDR)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71

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