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Alcatel unveiled their idol 4 series of smartphone at MWC (today) . The two smartphones are basically successors to the popular Onetouch idol 3 launched last year and this year they are back with a bang (for your buck as well) .The company , owned by TCL has changed a few things around this time and so from now on Alcatel will not be using the "Onetouch" name on its products in order to make things short and sweet . The new smartphones feature a familiar metal and glass design element from last year and it also retains the popular multi orientation functionality we saw last year with the idol 3 (this lets you use the phone even upside down as the whole UI changes as the front firing dual speakers double up as microphones as well (Alcatel has added two rear speakers making the total figure to 4 speakers) . The idol 4 smartphone  retains Alcatel's 13mp rear camera while the 4s has a 16mp one , both feature a 8mp front facing one along with a front facing flash has be...

The Alcatel OneTouch Flash 2 is one of the companies first 2015 handsets to feature a front facing LED flash , although the handset is designated as a mid range handset , the camera modules and the large battery will surely give more expensive models a run for their money . The handset features a Mediatek MT6753 64bit Octa core chipset and has 2 GB of RAM . the chipset features 8 Cortex A53 cores clocked to 1.3Ghz .The rest of the specs include 4G LTE support as well as 16GB of storage which can be expanded via MicroSD  The camera department is probably the place where this phone will truly show its colors , the 13MP rear module is sourced from Samsung and it is a ISOCELL sensor similar to the one found on the Galaxy S4 , the handset also features a two tone LED rear flash as well as a single LED flash for its front facing 5MP unit . The handset records video at 1080p . The phone comes in Mica white and Volcanic white , the phone's rear panel may be non removabl...

Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (10") Alcatel has anounced a new 10" Android tablet named PIXI 3 (10) .The tablet  a 10" Android tablet has a resolution of 1280x800 which gives it just a ppi of 149 . The tablet , rocking a dual core Mediatek MT8127 chipset clocked to 1.3Ghz , this chip is based on the older Cortex A7 architecture so dont expect any multitasking or high performance from this device .The tablet has 1GB of RAM , 16GB of storage with a MicroSD card slot and a 5MP rear camera and 2MP front camera .The tablet comes only in a WIFI version so it will definelty be on the more affordable side of the table . Alcatel OneTouch Pixi First A phone born from the parts bin , that's probably what describes the OneTouch Pixi first best . The phone , powered by 512MB of RAM and a 1.2Ghz Spreadtrum SC7731 QuadCore processor consists of just 4GB internal storage but that can be expanded via MicroSD .The phone has a quite retro style 4" LCD display with a resolution ...

Although the Idol series is making huge gains for the company, Alcatel is still determined to keep their entry level segment up to date and this time they chose to launch a  more affordable alternative to the best seller called the Idol 3C Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3C  This phone is basically a spin off the Idol 3 and most of the parts are somewhat identical , like its "idol" the 3C has a 5.5" IPS display which is still a 1080p one  , the same Snapdragon 615 is also brought forward and so is the almost identical amount of RAM - 2GB . The phone has a 13MP rear camera and a 8MP front module which are also found on the Idol 3 as well .The only difference between the two are chassis designs as the new model features a more funky colored polycarbonate design which is set to appeal to younger buyers .Apart from the subtle chassis change  , the Idol 3C is internally same as its more expensive counterpart and therefore you might be looking at a below $250 price for this ...

Although the  Idol series is making huge gains for the company,  Alcatel is still determined to keep their entry level segment up to date and this time they chose to launch their new products at IFA 2015 .Today , Alcatel anounced three new smartphones , a 17.3" Android tablet (Xess) and a new "smartwatch" called the OneTouch Go Watch  . Alcatel OneTouch Go Play Although the name is a bit of a mouthfull , the phone is pretty basic and it is designed to be a workhorse to anyone who wants a inexpensive handset .The Android lollipop powered smartphone packs a 64bit  1.2Ghz Snapdragon 410 Soc , 1GB of RAM , 8GB of storage and a MicroSD expansion slot upto 32GB .The phone features a 5" 1080p IPS display and it features a 8MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera .The phone has a 2500 mAh battery and everything is well protected by the elements as this phone has a IP 67 Water and dust protection rating .Pricing for the device is not avilable yet , and considering Al...

Although the  Idol series is making huge gains for the company,  Alcatel is still determined to keep their entry level segment up to date and this time they chose to launch their new products at IFA 2015 .Today , Alcatel anounced three new smartphones , a 17.3" Android tablet (Xess) and a new "smartwatch" called the OneTouch Go Watch  .a new Snapdragon 410 powered smartphone (Onetouch Go play) and two other handsets - the OneTouch Pop Star and Pop up . Alcatel OneTouch Pop UP  Although the name is a bit odd and cheap sounding  , the phone is pretty basic and it is designed to be a workhorse to anyone who wants a inexpensive handset .The Android lollipop powered smartphone packs a 64bit  1.4 Ghz Snapdragon 610 Soc ,2GB of RAM , 16GB of storage and a MicroSD expansion slot  .The phone features a 5" 720p IPS display and it features a 13MP rear camera awith a f2.0 aperture and a 5MP secondary camera  .The phone has a 2000 mAh battery and t...

Alcatel OneTouch Pop 10 We already saw Alcatels new OneTouch Smartwatch and the Pixi platform agnostic smartphone earlier on ,but just as we were thought everything was over , the company has introduced a plethora of 4G capable budget Android devices at CES 2015 . Specs at a glance (adopted from Alcatel's press release) Alcatel OneTouch Pop 10 • 4G LTE Cat. 4 • Quad-core Mediatek CPU, 8 GB storage, 400 grams, 7.9 mm • 5 MP rear camera, 2 MP front camera • Wi-Fi display • Accessories: ergonomic keyboard, docking station, ALCATEL ONETOUCH LINK device to synch smartphone and tablet, ALCATEL ONETOUCH CONNECT, FlipCovers and neoprene pouches Alcatel OneTouch Pop 2(5) • 4G LTE Cat 4 • 5” FL HD display with IPS • quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor (64bit) 1.2 GHz CPU • 8 MP camera with front 2 MP flash • Android Lollipop • Accessories: FlipCovers • 2500mAh battery Alcatel OneTouch Pop 2(4.5) • 4G LTE Cat 4 • 4.5” FWVGA display, quad-core 1.2 G...

Alcatel has a long history of launching a plethora of devices at the two main trade shows - CES and MWC . This year , the portfolio is a little bit shorter than previous years but surprisingly Alcatel has managed to grab some attention due to the launch of a new Smartwatch which , at $149 is quite a steal and a new line of affordable 4G capable smartphones that run three mobile operating systems with no change to hardware or price The new Pixi 3 series is Alcatel's latest attempt at launching affordable handsets , the phones are said to be OS -agnostic - which basically means the hardware has no speciality operating system . The phone series comes in 3.5" , 4.0" ,4.5" and 5.0" and the phone's have identical hardware which means production and research cost is quite less . Windows Phone 8.1 , Android 4.4 and Firefox OS are the three selected operating systems for the Pixi series .The 3.5" model however is restricted to 3G but the models with 4.0...

Alcatel has a long history of launching a plethora of devices at the two main trade shows - CES and MWC . This year , the portfolio is a little bit shorter than previous years but surprisingly Alcatel has managed to grab some attention due to the launch of a new Smartwatch   which , at $149 is quite a steal . Armed with some good looks the watch looks a lot like a imitation Moto 360 . Like the Moto 360 , this has a 1.2" semi- circular watch face which kind of adds a bit of insult as this is aimed to be a affordable alternative to the Android wear platform . The watch , as mentioned , uses Alcatel's own software which works on Android (4.3 upwards) and iOS (6 and above) . The watch has a heart rate sensor , step counter and even a acclerometer + gyroscope and NFC for pairing with Android . The iOS pairing will allow Apple users to get notifications about phone calls , messages and Email  while Android users will get to add more customizations to each notificat...

Alcatel has announced three new smartphones: the Idol 2, the Idol 2 Mini and the OneTouch Pop Fit. The Alcatel Idol 2 has a 5.0-inch 720p IPS display, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel front camera, NFC, LTE and Android 4.3 (upgradable to 4.4) in a 7.3mm body. The Idol 2 is priced at €199 and €249 for the 3G and 4G models, respectively. The Alcatel Idol 2 Mini has a 4.5-inch qHD display, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 8 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera, NFC, LTE and Android 4.3 (upgradable to 4.4) in a 8.5mm body. The Idol 2 Mini is priced at €169 and €209 for the 3G and 4G models, respectively. Lastly, there is the absurdly named OneTouch Pop Fit wearable smartphone. It has a 2.8-inch QVGA display, 1GHz dual-core MediaTek processor, 512MB RAM, 16/32GB internal memory and a 1,000mAh battery. The phone comes bundled with five back covers in black, blue, pink, yellow and red, semi-transparent flip cover, armband case and JBL earphon...

In what must be IFA 2013′s best candidate for “Jack of All Trades” smartphone device is the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH HERO (all in caps, to be proper), with a built-in stylus, E Ink cover, and Pico Projector accessory. This device is like a cherry-picked do-it-all smartphone made to take on every odd ability smartphones have been graced with over the past two years. Alcatel presents in the HERO a device that – believe it or not – may just be able to live up to its name. The Alcatel One Touch Hero (we’ll be calming down on the caps for the rest of this article, for sanity’s sake) brings on a 6-inch display with Full HD (that’s 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution) with full Oleophobic coating across its glass covering to avoid fingerprints. This device also works with “full lamination” as the other Alcatel device today was revealed to have.Inside you’ve got an unnamed quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM with 16GB of internal memory OR 8GB of internal memory. If you’re working with the smaller stor...

Alcatel introduced the One Touch Scribe, and Scribe X models, alongside the One Touch Idol Ultra, at the beginning of 2013, at CES. We haven’t heard too many thing about these devices but we’re now hearing that the company might be working on a six-inch phablet (bumping the screen size from five-inches in the devices named above). The image above purportedly describes the OneTouch Scribe Pro, with a six-inch display of yet unknown resolution. Accompanying that is a quad-core processor with speeds of 1.5GHz, a 13.1-megapixel camera, 3,400mAh battery and dual-SIM operation. There’s also a stylus and a very interesting flip cover concept with built-in LEDs. August (this month) is rumored as an availability date and the price is shocking: $300, in Hong Kong.

Ah, Alcatel – who would have thought that this particular company has managed to last this long in the smartphone market? While Alcatel’s market share in the world of smartphones can be said to be miniscule – so much so that you can ignore them, they have not given up on the battle just yet. In fact, earlier this year, we have seen our fair share of handsets that fall under the Alcatel One Touch Idol family, including the One Touch Idol X and the One Touch Idol Ultra which was in with a shout to be the thinnest Android-powered smartphone in the market, too. Well, to take a cue from the rest of the other smartphone manufacturers out there, Alcatel has decided to work on a One Touch Idol Mini handset – or at least, according to the leaked press render from serial leaksters @evleaks as you can see above. Unfortunately, no hardware specifications were attached to the leaked press render that you see above, but considering how Alcatel hardly dukes it out with the rest in the high end ma...