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Alcatel Announces the Idol 5S with Stereo Speakers

Jun 27, 2017, 8:36 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Alcatel today marked the debut of the Idol 5S, the latest in its flagship series. Like its predecessors, the 5S features an aluminum frame, curved glass front and rear surfaces, powerful stereo speakers, and a rear-mounted fingerprint reader. The phone has a 5.2-inch full HD screen and it is powered by the Snapdragon 625 processor with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage. As for photography, the Idol 5S includes a 12-megapixel main camera with two-tone flash, and f/2.0 aperture. The front camera has an 8-megapixel sensor and f/2.0 aperture. Both cameras can shoot full HD video. The stereo speakers are backed by 3.6W amplifiers and the Idol 5S includes dual microphones to help reduce noise when capturing audio. Other features include Bluetooth, GPS, and WiFi; USB-C and a 3.5mm headphone jack; and a 2,620mAh battery. LTE support for U.S. carriers is very good, as it includes Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 66, and 41. Alcatel said the phone will be compatible with AT&T/Cricket and T-Mobile/MetroPCS at launch, with Sprint and Verizon to follow later this summer through a software update. The Alcatel Idol 5S runs Android 7.1 Nougat and includes the Google Assistant. The device costs $280 when purchased from Alcatel, but can be picked up for $200 through Amazon Prime Exclusives. The Amazon price requires users to view ads on the lock screen. The phone ships July 10.

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Alcatel Idol 5S

5.2" display FHD+ resolution
Snapdragon 625 processor 3 GB RAM
2,620 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), Fingerprint Reader

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Charles Bigelow

Jun 27, 2017, 12:12 PM

Idol 5S

That the best they can do for a "flagship"?
SD 625???
Would a 626 or even a 650 hurt????

Rich Brome

No, I would not call this a flagship. I think they're repositioning the Idol series as something more affordable this year, or at least with this "S" model.

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