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| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-27 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.83 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 190.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2850mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3a is much better than Alcatel IDOL 5, with a 78.8 score against 67.9. Google Pixel 3a's design has the same weight than Alcatel IDOL 5, but it is just a little thicker. The Alcatel IDOL 5 has just a little better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a screen that's just as good as Alcatel IDOL 5's screen, although the Google Pixel 3a also has a little bit bigger display, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a little greater pixels density. Alcatel IDOL 5 counts with a greater memory to install games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Google Pixel 3a features just a bit better battery duration than Alcatel IDOL 5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size against 2850mAh. Google Pixel 3a has just a bit better camera than Alcatel IDOL 5, because it has a larger camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photos, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and video, a back camera with a better resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Google Pixel 3a is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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