Alcatel OT-S520A vs Sony Xperia SL

Comparing the Alcatel OT-S520A vs Sony Xperia SL across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Sony Xperia SL offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Alcatel OT-S520A offers 1.8 inches, making Sony Xperia SL the larger display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia SL offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Alcatel OT-S520A offers 0.3 MP, making Sony Xperia SL better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Alcatel OT-S520A offers a higher battery capacity with 750 mAh, while Sony Xperia SL offers 1750 mAh, making Alcatel OT-S520A better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia SL offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Alcatel OT-S520A offers 2 GB, making Sony Xperia SL the better option for storage.

Alcatel OT-S520A

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia SL

₹24,833

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

01 Jun, 2008

12 Sep, 2012

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(277 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

N/A

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Timescape UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

N/A

Dual core, 1.7 GHz, Scorpion

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 220

Adreno 810

RAM

N/A

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

N/A

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

1.8 inches (4.57 cm)

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

128x160 px

720x1280 px (HD)

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

114 ppi

342 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

21.94 %

62.18 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

103.5 mm

128 mm

164.4 mm

Width

44.9 mm

64 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

10.90 mm

10.60 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

83 grams

144 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

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

12.1 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.4

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

4016 x 3012 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

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

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

750 mAh

1750 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 10(2G)

Up to 8.2 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

2 MB

32 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

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)

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 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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 v3.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

USB Type-C

Music

Yes Music Formats: No

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

N/A

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

2 Games

N/A

Java

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Yes 800 Entries

N/A

SMS

Yes SMS Storage 250 SMS with Predictive Input T9

N/A

MMS

Yes v1.2

N/A

Other Facilities

1. Image : Webcam BMP JPG GIF photo burst Embedded images and animations 2. Sound Features : DRM Handsfree Vibrator 3. Messaging Features : Group messaging Conference Call up to 5 people 4. PIM : Agenda Calendar Calculator Date & Clock Alarm clock with Multiple ring tones vCard /vCal

N/A

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