Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB vs Lava Iris 406q

Comparing the Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB vs Lava Iris 406q across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB and Lava Iris 406q run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.

Display: Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Lava Iris 406q offers 4 inches, making Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB the larger display of the two. Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Lava Iris 406q's TFT, making Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13.1 MP, while Lava Iris 406q offers 5 MP, making Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.3 MP, while Lava Iris 406q offers 0.3 MP, making Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Lava Iris 406q offers 1700 mAh, making Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Lava Iris 406q offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB offers 16 GB, making Lava Iris 406q the better option for storage.

Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha 16GB

₹20,163

(Discontinued)

Lava Iris 406q

₹5,299

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

31 Dec, 2013

N/A

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

N/A

3.7/5

(1,169 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

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

Chipset

MediaTek MT6589

HiSilicon Kirin MSM8610

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz

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)

PowerVR SGX 544

Adreno 302

Adreno 810

RAM

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

480x800 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

312 ppi

233 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.22 %

57.38 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

138 mm

124 mm

164.4 mm

Width

66.6 mm

64 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

10.3 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

117 grams

N/A

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

13.1 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

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

Yes

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

2000 mAh

1700 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 20 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

4 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

SIM1: Micro

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 a/b/g/n)

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

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

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 Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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