alcatel OT-993

  • Released 2012, August
    150g, 11.4mm thickness
    Android 4.0
    3GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.0"
    480x800 pixels
  • 5MP
    Video recorder
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    MT6575
  • 1500mAh
    Li-Ion

alcatel OT-993 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Launch Announced 2012, August. Released 2012, August
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 124.4 x 63.9 x 11.4 mm (4.90 x 2.52 x 0.45 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~57.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU PowerVR SGX531
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 3GB
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera Single VGA
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
MP4/H.264 player
Document viewer
Photo viewer/editor
Organizer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 420 h
Talk time Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 3 h (3G)
Misc Colors Black, White, Aubergine
SAR EU 0.50 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)    
Price About 150 EUR

alcatel OT-993 - User Reviews

  • Small Alcatel phone with stock Android 4.0, nothing special.

  • This time, they used a stock Android instead of their own UI make.

  • does anyone else have a problem with popping sounds coming from the back of the phone? do i need to worry is it going to blow up? I cant seem to get an answer on the Support site

  • my phone had 20% of its touchscreen surface unresponsive which is technically " dead". 1. At first it was 10% but now creeping to bottom of Right Hand surface impacting the ability to accept call when it cannot move the touch cursor to accept button. 2. When typing keyboard, I cannot keyd in chars , , . Does anyone knows why? and how to repair this faulty? My phone sometimes use car charger to charge battery. Does this impact the touch screen? Thanks for giving f/back.

  • Actually this phone is for light use purposes bcos of its lower ram specs less than 1GB. It will become heavy & freezed if too many apps downloaded. To release some 1. save/move downloaded apps frm phone storage to mounted device (ext sdcard) take note - std apps provided in the phone cannot be moved 2. always scan virus 3. always clean history & cache

  • Actually this phone is for light use purposes bcos of its lower ram specs. It will become heavy & freeze if too many apps downloaded. To release some 1. save/move downloaded apps frm phone storage to mounted device (ext sdcard) take note - std apps provided in the phone cannot be moved 2. always scan virus 3. always clean history & cache

  • My phone ot-993D had 20% of its touchscreen surface unresponsive which is technically " dead". At first it was 10% but now creeping to bottom of Right Hand surface impacting the ability to accept call when it cannot move the touch cursor to accept button. When typing keyboard, I cannot keyed in chars , , . Does anyone knows why, and how to repair this faulty. My phone sometimes use car charger to charge battery. Does this impact the touch screen? Thanks for giving f/back.

  • Alcatel OT-993D Amazed that here is none my model: Alcatel OT-993D which seem means Dual SIM and both are not Mini SIM

  • always freezes can't use facebook and other apps. must re stars anytime

  • I have lost the sms function on my Alcatel one touch 993 mobile and can only use it on phone and can't use txt.Can it be restored I may have accidently deleted it somehow.

  • Had this handset since one year now. For its price, The only drawbacks are the weak volume on headsets and the video capture which is pixellated sometimes (duplicated frames). I got many android handsets from many manufacturers. Built quality is good, not exceptionnal. Wifi signal drops sometimes. The phone hanged only 3 times since bought. Many apps tested. For a cortex A5, it does the job. Alcatel (TCL!) rocks.

  • this phone is very durable when it comes to quality, the features is very friendly and the camera excelent and the sound is good,,, of course the features of this phone is depending on the phone price,,, so if your looking for a perfect phone or gadget,, buy a very expensive phone so all the you want ,, is there,, in high ends model of alcatel,,

  • Owned this phone for 9 months now and by far.. This is the most disappointing and waste of money I've ever had. At first the phone was ok but after a few weeks all the problems appear like Hang ups, auto reboot, weak mobile network signal, Lags, and application errors even though it always update. Furthermore, this phone has the most poorest sound quality ever. Over all review this phone is a waste of money and brain cells of the inventors. What a total reap off!! I wish I hadn't bought this device!

  • Quite agree this phone is a waste of effort developing it. Totally fed up, and locked in with my Provider for another frustrating 18 months. 'One Touch'?? Kick ionto touch more like. What a heap of ........

  • when i make internet call from viber or facebook or skyb it work with loud speaker yet &it is not normal What is the solution؟

  • Freeze, hang, lag n etc..very2 dissappointed

  • It comes free with my plan & it works great for what it is. It is not the most powerful mobile in the planet but it works basically. Android apps needed updating time & time again therefore it does contribute to some of the issues like "freeze", "hang" so it does need some rebooting.

  • This phone is crap it always has issues opening apps like facebook or youtube, it never opens the kindle app. Then the do you want to report the issue screen comes up, it says that's broken as well and closes. Internet always closes for no reason it forever vibrates when writing and I haven't found the option to turn that off.

  • can any one teal me the Android working fine or not

  • skype work good but viber no

  • I have the same problem... :(

  • Has anyone used skype yet? How does it go on this phone? Thank you

  • i got same problem with you. how did you fixed it?

  • By far, one of the worst phone i've ever had. Bluetooth connectivity is disappointing. 3G connection is unpredictable. It freezes for no reason at all. Playing games is a mess. Definitely, not a good buy.

  • Does the Andriod works good or not .... please answer me its very important thank u

  • owned this alcatel 993D for more than weeks.. it is a good phone after all and the built quality is solid. can play most of the games expect for high graphic ones. overall got it for cheap price and good thing is the battery can last 2-3days on average with normal sms and whatsapp. but one thing is rather disappointing is the wifi signal is not strong enough even its within nearby range.

  • I bought this mobile phone a few weeks ago and base on my observations this phone works great, it works powerfully no problems were encountered yet and at a very affordable price it's obvious that this phone really rocks.

  • You have to restor your phone, or flash ur mobile.

  • did this phone have video calls or not? and how to get it

  • Suck.....don't have a 3g video call......oh man!!!

  • i bought alcatel 993d on the december 2012 after using in 4 months it started to hang. when i turned it off on turned back on it only show ALCATEL ONE TOUCH MY WORLD IN ONE TOUCH and stays that way only. i tried to turned on and off but still same.

  • This is by far the WORST PHONE i ever owned! 4 months after owning it, this phone hangs and reboots during calls, and doesn't register missed calls. It mixes bluetooth connections and routes audio to where ever it feels like, and hangs up calls due to the phone application hanging on. I never owned a worst phone since the invention of cell phones!

  • i tried paring bb curve with ot 993 and it worked but when i tried sending the contacts from bb to to the alcatel it always said file failed , what can i do

  • i have problem with sound on my headphones??its to quite??can some1 help me with that?

  • Horay... ya have the ROM listing but left out the RAM spec. Woe! No one checking these phones fully? HUH? That is a real shame!

  • Who would consider any PDA/ Smartphone without getting to see the SIZE of the RAM? I don't know any specs listing anywhere who doesn't leave out one of the most important specification of a phone.

  • not bad for P8700 @ansons landmark...I so like this phone...at par with other phone with icream sandwich os!

  • i have nfs shift on it , it's very nice

  • bought ot993d last january and it was a steal. cheap but the performance is at par with high end phones. battery lasts for 8hrs, touch is fluid, call clarity is great.. only downside is screen dimness under sunlight.. but all in all its an 8/10.

  • plz give me advice is it a good fone am planning to buy it comparing it with huawei honor 1 but i donno anything about this fone

  • can u play need for speed most wanted with o-t 993 ???

  • cool phone, nice display, good camera, average cpu speed, good sound quality,

  • i also have the same problem. grrrr

  • Please ,, Can this phone make a normal video calls without using the internet ??

  • i want to know ،is alcatel 993 will got jelly bean??????????

  • Please include the details for OT-993D specs are from ->

  • please gsmarena, post us the specs and features of alcatel OT993D. Its a new entry in the market but u hav not posted it yet.

  • I am wanting to buy this phone. Alcatel OT-993 in white or Alcatel OT-995 in Black because there is no white Alcatel OT-995 in New Zealand. Is it a good phone? And what are some main problems that happen with it?

  • the auto-capitalization of the keyboard wont function, can anyone help?

  • i have a problem when i am using any voice calls programs like ( viber , line , maaii beta .... i hear the other person like i turn on the speakers and another problem that i can hear him very clearly but he cant hear me at all . i tried wifi and mobile internet same problem so how can i fix this problems ?

  • I bought a white unit that conked out on me within the 7 day replacement period. It had overall low reception so it was placed with a black unit. A few hours after I took it home, it DIED on me when I tried to reformat the SD card that was taken out of the white unit. The SD card was ruined, too. DON'T BUY THIS UNIT! As a matter of fact, don't buy this brand. This phone is crap. Alcatel has no proper service center in the Philippines. The personnel at Airtouch (its designated repair centers) are idiots (well, at least the front service girls were). You're better off with Samsung with proper service centers. Don't buy uber cheap phones like this or you'll be duped.

  • i have one for sale i use it 1 month

  • i found the pdf on the spec of this phone. The chipset is QUALCOMM MSM 7227A snapdragon. for this type of chipset, the integrated GPU is adreno 200...

  • thinking about buying this phone.. the 1ghz cpu and 512mb ram is a bargain right now.. but the GPU? it is really no GPU or human mistake here which forget to put the GPU spec or no info available at the time? or maybe it really doesn't have GPU.. can someone verify it?

  • Battery lasts one day for internet browsing .

  • This mobile has ics android so you must keep languagebofbyour phone in inglish all time and don't make it arabic and the problem will disappear try it and tell me

  • what about the battery ? does it die quickly ? how long does it stand

  • what about its battery ? specifications say battery lasts for 4 hrs during talking , so will battery be a big problem for this phone ?

  • I bought the phone 2 days ago and it's a very good deal of mony and spec the phone is very good till now the sound quality is perfect and loud the screen is terrific the battery life is not good what annoys me is that when I download a game and after downloading this message comes " no usb or sd card " and I already installed the card and it's working with songs and images and every thing ........can anyone help please ......?

  • is it good to have ice cream sandwich with a processor of 1Ghz and 512 mbs of ram.....and what about the motherboarid(chipset)what kind is it?

  • is it a good phone????? :)

  • is there an option to turn off camera shutter? thanks. i'm thinking of buying on christmas.

  • I like this phone, will it ever be released in the UK? Probably not as Alcatel only release the rubbish ones in the UK.

  • its micro

  • mini sim only

  • is this already release in Philippines? hoe much is the price?

  • Is it normal SIM model or micro SIM?

  • How is this in the philippines?

  • Where can i buy it i live in the netherlands

  • allows editing of office

  • Cheap & Powerful

  • its 512mb

  • i cant see the ram, how much ram is installed?

  • Where is the GPU?:(

  • they did its andrio 200

  • Why alcatel did not put a GPU?

  • This phone is the best! I have an Alcatel OT-799 now and it has a 208mhz processor, like a computer. But this phone has a 1ghz it's like 5 times as fast wow. I like this phone, i want to have this phone so much. Even the specs are much better than my OT-799, this will be a fast phone. No other can tip on this phone, the best. I go savve money for it for sure. Greetings from Lesotho!

  • No flash. But i have not met any situation, where i really need flash. Flash is dead, guys ) it's HTML5 era ) 've been using this device for about a month, and call log is still can display month-ago calls. real battery life time : about 12 hours with very active use ( i hope it'll increase in final release version ) a nice choice to start using Android 4.0 phone. IMHO

  • unlimited and there is flash support

  • Hi! This phone seam to be great, but how many incoming calls, received, or miss calls can it hold is unknown, how well is it protected from dust and moisture, no calls recorder, talk time with (3G)net work is very low, no flash player. l am discourage, with this long waiting!...

  • no

  • Relly nice fone from alcatel gud performance 4 teh price

  • when it will release in the philippines?

  • when will it come in Kenya?? please hurry I can't wait 2 buy

  • if alcatel comes in india (j&k) that he will gain lot of profit becoz the smartphone market in j&k is very high so i request u please come j&k thank you!

  • This is the ultimate phone that we all have been waiting for in South Africa ! Bring it quickly ...pls, before other companies beat you to it !

  • this will make at mark! Watch out for this....two thumbs up for this smartphone!

  • Some of the cheaper companies are making the best handsets today, having an OT 990, which is fantastic, hope I get to see this device in my local stores soon. Have to say the 990 reminds me of a Nokia, as they used to be built....solid! If this device has the same build quality, I will keep an eye out for it.

  • yes

  • is this phone multi touch and accelometer??

  • 3d phone??

  • expected one,hopely i have this soon

  • read what's posted above "Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, August"

  • When it is launching.

  • finaly arm v7