Sony Xperia S vs Alcatel OT-986

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Comparing the Sony Xperia S vs Alcatel OT-986 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia S and Alcatel OT-986 run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Alcatel OT-986 offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Sony Xperia S offers 4.3 inches, making Alcatel OT-986 the larger display of the two. Alcatel OT-986 features a IPS LCD display compared to Sony Xperia S's LCD, making Alcatel OT-986 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Alcatel OT-986 offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia S better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Alcatel OT-986 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Sony Xperia S offers 1.3 MP, making Alcatel OT-986 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Alcatel OT-986 offers a higher battery capacity with 1800 mAh, while Sony Xperia S offers 1750 mAh, making Alcatel OT-986 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Alcatel OT-986 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Xperia S offers 32 GB, making Alcatel OT-986 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Feb, 2012
22 Aug, 2012

Performance

Snapdragon S3
TI OMAP
(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
2 MP

Battery

1750 mAh
1800 mAh

Storage

32 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.6/5
(603 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

Timescape UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
TI OMAP 4460

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion
Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Cortext A9

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220
PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

342 ppi
326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.08 %
60.38 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

128 mm
132 mm

Width

64 mm
70 mm

Thickness

10.60 mm
9.75 mm

Weight

144 grams
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

12.1 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1750 mAh
1800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 1.3 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
N/A

HDMI

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

N/A
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