Alcatel OT-978 vs Sony Xperia M2

Comparing the Alcatel OT-978 vs Sony Xperia M2 across display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Sony Xperia M2 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Alcatel OT-978 offers 4 inches, making Sony Xperia M2 the larger display of the two. Alcatel OT-978 features a LCD display compared to Sony Xperia M2's TFT, making Alcatel OT-978 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia M2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Alcatel OT-978 offers 3.2 MP, making Sony Xperia M2 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Alcatel OT-978 and Sony Xperia M2 feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.

Storage: Sony Xperia M2 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Alcatel OT-978 offers 512 GB, making Sony Xperia M2 the better option for storage.

Alcatel OT-978

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia M2

₹24,000

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

28 Oct, 2012

30 Apr, 2014

14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	Snapdragon 400	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
N/A	(upto 1.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
N/A	1 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4 inches (10.16 cm)	4.8 inches (12.19 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
LCD	TFT	Super AMOLED
480x800 px	540x960 px	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
3.2 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
0.3 MP	0.3 MP	16 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
N/A	2330 mAh	6000 mAh
N/A	N/A	33W Fast Charging

Storage

512 MB	8 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Very Good

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

N/A

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 305

Adreno 810

RAM

N/A

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches (10.16 cm)

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

540x960 px

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi

229 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.03 %

63.95 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

127.4 mm

139.6 mm

164.4 mm

Width

66.1 mm

71.1 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

10.90 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

144.5 grams

148 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomBack-illuminated sensor BSI

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

N/A

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

N/A

2330 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 14.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 13.5 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB

8 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document viewer

N/A

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