Alcatel One Touch MAGIC vs O+ 8.37 Price and Specs Comparison

Alcatel OT MAGIC vs O+ 8.37 dual core Android phones - Which is the right one for you?

After the "Battle of Quad Core Android Phones", were back again to dual core arena but its different this time comparing to dual core of 2012.

The announcement of O+ 8.31z, 8.36z and 8.37 marks the start of "Battle of MT6572 Dual Core Android Phones" for 2013 in the Philippines. MediaTek MT6572 SoC is affordable, power efficient Cortex-A7, HSPA+ capable and utilizing the same technology for MT6589 quad core processor.

The good news, every Filipinos can now own a dual core entry level Android phones, imagine that. I hope MyPhone (Agua RAIN 3G), StarMobile, Cherry Mobile and Torque will also release a power efficient dual core powered droids in the coming weeks to compete in the market.

Lets compare the latest dual core Android phone from Alcatel and O+ USA.


Alcatel One Touch MAGIC vs O+ 8.37 Price, Features and Specs Comparison

Latest from O+ USA dual core Android phone is O+ 8.37 with Voice SMS, Air Shuffle and Wireless software update capable plus a free 8GB memory card.

Price: Alcatel OT MAGIC is priced at P4,499 (now P3,999, on Christmas SALE) while O+ 8.37 is selling at P4,995. A price difference of almost P500.

Freebies: 8 GB Sandisk memory card (8.37)

Features: Dual SIM, Dual Standby, FM Radio and GPS capable (OT MAGIC), Dual SIM, Voice SMS, Air Shuffle, FM radio and Wireless Software Update capable (8.37)

Physical Design: All 3 soft capacitive buttons with back button at different location.

CPU: 1.3 GHz dual core processor (OT MAGIC), 1.2 GHz dual core processor (8.37)

GPU: ?

OS: Both Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Screen: 4.0" WVGA Capacitive Touchscreen (OT MAGIC), 4.0" Capacitive Touchscreen (8.37)

Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels (OT MAGIC)

Pixel per Inch: 233 ppi (OT MAGIC)

RAM: Both 512 MB

Internal Memory: 4 GB expandable up to 32 GB (OT MAGIC)

Camera: All sports a dual camera, 3.2 MP rear and front camera (OT MAGIC), 3.2 MP rear, autofocus with Flash and front camera (8.37)

Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G capable (OT MAGIC), WiFi and 3G capable (8.37)

Sensors: ?

AnTuTu Benchmark Score: ?

Battery: 1300 mAh (OT MAGIC), 1500 mAh (8.37)

Availability/Released Date: Already announced


Alcatel OT MAGIC Pros:
+ More affordable
+ CPU clocked at 1.3 GHz

O+ 8.37 Pros:
+ Feature packed with freebies
+ High capacity battery

If you own one of this gadget, kindly please share to us some specs and your first hands on experience.

Sources:
O+ USA Facebook
Alcatel Mobile PH Facebook


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