Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 61.9 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Alcatel |
| BlackBerry 10.3, 10.2, 10 | -- |
| 2013-01-30 | 2017-10-27 |
| 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 inches | 5.83 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.85 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 190.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 768 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 355 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Battery | 2850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 316 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.68 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Alcatel IDOL 5 is slightly better than BlackBerry Z10, getting a 67.9 score against 61.9. Alcatel IDOL 5's design is noticeably newer and thinner, but just a bit heavier than the BlackBerry Z10. The Alcatel IDOL 5 has a bit superior processing unit than BlackBerry Z10, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Alcatel IDOL 5 also counts with a larger number of cores.
The BlackBerry Z10 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Alcatel IDOL 5, although it has a little bit worse screen density, a little bit smaller screen and a lot worse 1280 x 768 resolution. Alcatel IDOL 5 has a way better camera than BlackBerry Z10, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Alcatel IDOL 5 also has a larger aperture for better photography in poorly lited environments and a camera with much more megapixels.
Alcatel IDOL 5 has a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than BlackBerry Z10, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Alcatel IDOL 5 has a way better battery life than BlackBerry Z10, because it has 2850mAh of battery capacity.
Alcatel IDOL 5 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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