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I'm not sure about you guys but when I think about success in phones they're usually supposed to be better faster stronger and then there's the Alcatel Idol 5s so the phone the idol 5s comes a year after its predecessor last year's Idol 4s which featured a gorgeous-looking quad HD screen it was also be are capable and it did come with a VR headset but this year's model with the idol 5s you're going to see some reductions in terms of the specs but before we get into that let's talk about the design of the idol 5s and I got to say it's a stunning looking phone it's gorgeous it looks like a flagship handset because it's glass and metal construction just like last year's model and this time it's slightly smaller so it's easier to hold one hand the glass dough is a fingerprint magnet and it is kind of slippery but then again you're not paying for the flagship cost going back to the specs the first thing you're going to find something strange going on with the phone is with the display it's a 5.2 inch 1080p IPS LCD display that's both smaller in size and lower in resolution versus last year's model so you might be wondering about detail performance it's still good enough here for most people looking at it from the normal distance you're not going to notice a whole lot difference one area you're going to notice difference though is probably the VR aspect because with that lower resolution screen it does show a little bit more pixelation because those pixels aren't as densely packed the phone features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chip with three gigabytes of RAM now that's not a huge overall versus lasher's model but say at least it suffice is for basic stuff so if you're going to be doing your usual texting sending email surfing the web no problems with this chipset although the one area you're going to have some big issues is going to be with gaming because the GPU is definitely going to be tested here for the price of the phone you're getting some extra goodies one of them is of course the fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone you also have a USB type-c port it has a dual front firing speakers which I gotta say are amazing because they deliver some really crisp tones and pretty powerful - so you're going to be blown away by the quality and yes it does have a 3 and 1/2 millimeter headset jack now because of its smaller footprint versus its predecessor the idol 5s also has a lower capacity battery 26:20 million power battery cell inside of here it's nice that it's felt but the battery performance here is average at best you'll get by through most of a day but if you're a power user of big into gaming the battery is going to need routine charging lots of concern if a phone has a lower resolution with its camera versus its predecessor so the 12 megapixel camera here in the idol 5s is definitely suffice it gets the job done just as long as the conditions are ideal of course when the lighting conditions are nice it's going to take some beautiful looking photos good mount sharpness there's a vibrant colors and that's an excellent job when it comes to macros you get that soft out-of-focus effect with the background now when it comes to the front-facing camera it does a great job - it's an 8 megapixel front facing camera good amount details capture the only areas that have a problem with the camera is with low light of course it's natural but you do see a heavier presence of digital noise a lot of artifacting and becomes more pervasive when you shoot video there's a whole lot of bloatware or heavy customizations with the experience it's running a mostly stock Android 7.1 new good experience the only difference though is if you get the Amazon Prime exclusive version the phone now that one's going to have ads and offers in the lockscreen so that might be a little bit distractive but that's what you get if you want to get the discount and finally I have no issues whatsoever with the call quality performance because the earpiece itself is very good voices sharp clear very powerful - so even in noisy environments you're not going to run into any trouble with it now despite having all those reductions with the specs versus its predecessor the starting cost of the idol 5s is $280 through Amazon that's unlocked so it's available to work with 18 T or t-mobile and for the price point it's not bad and that's something that becomes more profound because for the money the design is really attractive its high quality and you I feel like you're getting a handset that's higher in price and finally if you want more savings instead of paying a $280 you could actually pick up the Amazon Prime exclusive edition of the phone for only $200 so that's an $80 savings yes you're going to get those pads in your face in the lock screen but if you're willing tolerated the discounts worth it now this one's not for everyone but if you're looking to save some money you want a brand new phone with a premium design with that pounds pay the premium cost the idol 5s isn't that bad of an option there you go guys that is a review of the Alcatel idol 5s you guys wanna learn more about it you can check our website Indre thority calm this is john VIII signing off