ZTE Blade Qlux 4G vs alcatel Idol 5s (USA)

ZTE Blade Qlux 4G

alcatel Idol 5s (USA)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 900, 2100

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

-

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
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

8 MP

12 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Primary camera video

video

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Camera features

Yes

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

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

Push Email
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

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