Sonim XP8 vs alcatel A7

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

152 mm

152.7 mm
Width

79.5 mm

76.5 mm
Thickness

18 mm

9 mm
Weight

335 g

164 g
Waterproof

IP69, 1m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP69

-
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Colors

Black

Metal Black

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.0 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

441 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

12 MP

16 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

1/3" 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 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB connector

magnetic connector

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

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
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

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