Samsung Galaxy S6 Plus vs alcatel Idol 5s (USA)

Samsung Galaxy S6 Plus

alcatel Idol 5s (USA)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

401 ppi

424 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Asahi Dragontrail Glass, oleophobic coating
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers

Main camera
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.9 , 28 mm

12 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Camera features

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/2.6" sensor size, Auto HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

1.25µm pixel size, 1/2.8" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.1

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

No
Sensors

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity