Alcatel 3L (2021) vs CAT S48c vs Alcatel 1c (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 12, 2021	Nov 08, 2018	Jan 08, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
€149	$480

Design

Dimensions
6.52 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 165.6 x 75.6 x 8.7 mm	5.9 x 3 x 0.53 inches 149.9 x 76.2 x 13.5 mm	5.38 x 2.57 x 0.39 inches 136.6 x 65.3 x 9.95 mm
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g	9.3 oz / 264.0 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic		Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Jewelry Blue, Jewelry Black	Black	Black, Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 88.45% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 60.35% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 70.89% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI	960x480px, 217 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Dragontrail
Features
		Scratch-resistant glass, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762D (12 nm)	Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	Spreadtrum SC7731E (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A7
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Adreno 508	Mali-400 MP1
Memory
4GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	1GB/8GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Ion	2000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	13 MP (Autofocus)	5 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS	Yes Video calling, Video sharing	720p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP	2 MP Video capture: 720p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66
TDD Bands
	41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s		HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes		Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 25, 2018 FCC ID value: ZL5S48C
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.98 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

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