alcatel Idol Mini vs alcatel OT-988 Shockwave

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Idol Mini: 59 g lighter

  Idol Mini:

  96 g

  OT-988 Shockwave:

  155 g

• Width

  Idol Mini: 4 mm narrower

  Idol Mini:

  62 mm

  OT-988 Shockwave:

  66 mm

• Screen diagonal

  OT-988 Shockwave: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  Idol Mini:

  4.3 in

  OT-988 Shockwave:

  3.5 in

• Depth

  Idol Mini: 5.8 mm thinner

  Idol Mini:

  7.9 mm

  OT-988 Shockwave:

  13.7 mm

• Height

  OT-988 Shockwave: 7.2 mm shorter

  Idol Mini:

  127.1 mm

  OT-988 Shockwave:

  119.9 mm

• Release year

  Idol Mini:

  2013

  OT-988 Shockwave:

  2012

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Height:

   127.1 mm +7.2 mm versus OT-988 Shockwave

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. OT-988 Shockwave

   Height:

   119.9 mm

   Width:

   66 mm +4 mm versus Idol Mini

   Depth:

   13.7 mm +5.8 mm versus Idol Mini

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. OT-988 Shockwave

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   36.5 cm²

Idol Mini has approximately 39.7% more rectangular screen area than OT-988 Shockwave.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.