Vertu Signature Touch (2015) vs alcatel Idol 5s (USA)

Vertu Signature Touch (2015)

alcatel Idol 5s (USA)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 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

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

Yes

Nano-SIM
Height

155 mm

148.6 mm
Width

74 mm

70.9 mm
Thickness

10.8 mm

7.4 mm
Weight

236 g

148.8 g
Colors

Clous de Paris Alligator, Garnet Calf, Grape Lizard, Jet Alligator, Jet Calf, Pure Jet Lizard, Pure Jet Red Gold, Pure Navy Alligator

Crystal Black

Display
Display type

Sapphire crystal glass capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.2 inches

5.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

424 ppi

424 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Asahi Dragontrail Glass, oleophobic coating
Multitouch

-

Yes, max 10 fingers

Main camera
Main camera

21 MP

12 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

5248 x 3936 pixels

-
Primary camera video

video

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

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

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face/smile detection, 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

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

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

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

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