Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5S vs Alcatel Idol 4 vs Sony Xperia 5 III

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Alcatel Sony
Announced September 2013 February 2016 April 2021
Status Available - September 2013 Available - June 2016 Coming Soon - Q2 2021
Price - Rs. 16,999 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Gold, Dark Gray, Rose Gold, Metal Silver Black, Green, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
147 x 72.5 x 7.1 mm
(5.79 x 2.85 x 0.28 in)
157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
(6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 6055Y, 6055K, 6055B, 6055I
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - 6055H
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700) - 6055K LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 11
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
GPU PowerVR G6430 Adreno 405 Adreno 660
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR BT.2020
120Hz Refresh rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.2 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 69.82% 81.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP
Flash dual-LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF
0.3 MP TOF 3D, (depth)
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p, LED flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0, USB Host USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - 6055Y, 6055K
16 GB, 3 GB RAM - 6055B, 6055H
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Capacity 1440 mAh 2610 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 520 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
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