ZTE nubia Z18 vs alcatel 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (6CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

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SIM

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

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

148.6 mm

152.3 mm
Width

72.6 mm

71.1 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

172 g

144 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Red

Metallic Black, Metallic Gold

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.99 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2160 pixels

720 x 1440 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

282 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, LTPS(Low temperature PolySilicon)

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Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

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Main camera

24 MP, f/1.6 , 1.12 µm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 1.25 µm, 1/2.9"
16 MP, f/1.6
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

dual pixel phase detection autofocus

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Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 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

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USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyro, light, proximity

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