alcatel Idol 5s vs Sony Xperia 5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Idol 5s:

  LCD

  Xperia 5:

  OLED

• Weight

  Idol 5s: 17 g lighter

  Idol 5s:

  147 g

  Xperia 5:

  164 g

• Width

  Xperia 5: 4 mm narrower

  Idol 5s:

  72 mm

  Xperia 5:

  68 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Idol 5s: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  Idol 5s:

  5.2 in

  Xperia 5:

  6.1 in

• Chipset

  Idol 5s:

  Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)

  Xperia 5:

  Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Idol 5s:

  Single

  Xperia 5:

  Triple

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Idol 5s

   Height:

   148.6 mm

   Width:

   72 mm +4 mm versus Xperia 5

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

2. 2. Xperia 5

   Height:

   158 mm +9.4 mm versus Idol 5s

   Width:

   68 mm

   Depth:

   8.2 mm +0.7 mm versus Idol 5s

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Idol 5s

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

2. 2. Xperia 5

   Screen diagonal:

   6.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   21:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   86.9 cm²

Xperia 5 has approximately 16.6% more rectangular screen area than Idol 5s.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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