Apple iPhone 5 16GB vs Alcatel OT-988 Shockwave

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 5 16GB vs Alcatel OT-988 Shockwave across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 5 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.3 GHz, while Alcatel OT-988 Shockwave runs at 0.8 GHz, making Apple iPhone 5 16GB the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Alcatel OT-988 Shockwave offers 3.5 inches, making Apple iPhone 5 16GB the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 5 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Alcatel OT-988 Shockwave's LCD, making Apple iPhone 5 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Alcatel OT-988 Shockwave offers 3.2 MP, making Apple iPhone 5 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 1440 mAh, while Alcatel OT-988 Shockwave offers 1400 mAh, making Apple iPhone 5 16GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while Alcatel OT-988 Shockwave offers 1 GB, making Apple iPhone 5 16GB the better option for storage.

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Apple iPhone 5 16GB
₹43,750
(Discontinued)
Alcatel OT-988 Shockwave
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

21 Sep, 2012
24 Oct, 2012

User Ratings

3.2/5
(787 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

iOS v6
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Performance

Chipset

Apple A6 APL0589
N/A

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
800 MHz, Cortex A5

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 543MP3
Adreno 200

RAM

1 GB
512 MB

RAM Type

DDR2
N/A

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

326 ppi
165 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %
46.09 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
N/A

Design

Height

123.8 mm
119.9 mm

Width

58.6 mm
66 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
13.70 mm

Weight

112 grams
155 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Back-illuminated sensor BSI
3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1440 mAh
1400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8 Hours(3G)
Up to 5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
1 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

N/A
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