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| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Alcatel |
| Android 4.4 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| -- | 2017-07-10 |
| 5.28 x 2.64 x 0.40 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 218 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6572 chipset | MediaTek MT6738 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (266 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-400 (Dual-Core 500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T860 MP2 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1730mAh Battery | 2800mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.6 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Alcatel A50 is just a bit better than the Huawei Ascend Y520, with a 60.6 score against 55.2. The Alcatel A50 body is just a little bit lighter and much thinner than the Huawei Ascend Y520. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Alcatel A50 has the newer 7.0 Nougat version and Huawei Ascend Y520 has Android 4.4 version.
Alcatel A50 counts with a display that is very similar to the Huawei Ascend Y520 one, although the Alcatel A50 also has a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display, a way better resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and a bigger screen. Huawei Ascend Y520 counts with a bit better performance than Alcatel A50, because although it has lesser RAM and lesser and slower CPU cores, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Alcatel A50 features a much better camera than Huawei Ascend Y520, because it has a back-facing camera with way more megapixels. The Alcatel A50 counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Ascend Y520, because it has 16 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 128 GB.
The Alcatel A50 has a superior battery performance than Huawei Ascend Y520, because it has a 62% greater battery capacity.
Alcatel A50 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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