The Alcatel Idol 5S runs on Android 7.1 Nougat and comes with 3GB of RAM

Alcatel Mobile has updated its Alcatel Idol lineup with a new smartphone, the Alcatel Idol 5S. The Idol 5S is a mid-range smartphone with powerful specs, a good battery and a beautiful design.

Alcatel Idol 5S Specs Review

Design & Display

The Alcatel Idol 5S comes with a standard 5.5-inch display which has a Full HD (1920 * 1080) pixel resolution and DragonTrail glass protection on a 2.5D curved glass covering. It has a metal body with a colourful pattern on the back panel.

The phone weighs 148.8 grammes and is just 7.36 millimetres thick. It sports a speaker grill on the bottom metal panel and another on the top panel.

Storage & Memory

The Idol 5S is powered under the hood by a Snapdragon 625 processor which runs on the 14nm process, has eight processing cores (octa-core) and can clock speeds up to 2GHz. This is assisted by an Adreno 506 GPU which handles all graphics operations on the phone.

The smartphone comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of default internal storage which can be expanded up to 512GB using an external microSD card.

Camera

The Alcatel Idol 5S sports a 12MP camera with phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous AutoFocus (CAF), an OmniVision OV12870 sensor and f./2.0 aperture. A dual-tone LED flash is thrown into the mix to make your pictures brighter.

The phone also sports an 8MP camera with a f/2.0 aperture, 78-degree wide-angle lens and OV8865 sensor upfront for selfie purposes.

Battery & Connectivity

The Idol 5S comes with a dual SIM slot and supports 4G LTE networks. It has Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS and a USB Type-C port which ensures that the juice produced by its 2620mAh battery is replenished fast enough.

Software & Hardware

The Alcatel Idol 5S runs on Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box and features a fingerprint sensor positioned on the smartphone’s back.

Alcatel Idol 5S Full Phone Specifications

General

Device Brand	Alcatel
Model	Ido 5S
Announced	June 28, 2017
Released	June 2017
Status	Available

Network

2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
4G Network	LTE
	Micro-SIM
SIM Count	Dual SIM

Data

2G	GPRS Up to 32 to 48 kbps; EDGE – up to 236.8 kbps
3G	Up to 42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA)
4G	Up to 300/50 Mbps
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Web Browser	Yes, HTML5

Design

Type	Smartphone
Dimensions	148.5 * 70.8 * 7.36 mm
Weight	148.8g
Build	Metal aluminium design
Colors	Crystal Black

Display

Display Type	IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen
Size	5.5 inches
Resolution	1080 * 1920 pixels
Colors	16M colors
Pixel Density	–
Touch Screen	Yes
Protection	Dragontrail 2.5D curved glass
Features	–
Secondary Display	No