Alcatel OneTouch 988 Shockwave Review

Alcatel OneTouch 988 Shockwave is a not so powerful Android cellphone, having a fast 800 megahertz CPU, a 3.2 MP back camera and a medium sized 3.5 inches display.

This cellphone comes with a good processor speeding at 800 megahertz and 512 MB of RAM memory. This cellphone has a mediocre 1 GB internal memory, which may be a little low for the vast majority of users having that it doesn't have an SD memory slot to store more games and apps, photos, videos.

Alcatel appears to have forgotten about weight optimization in this 5.47 ounces phone. The Alcatel OneTouch 988 Shockwave is 4.72 inches long, it just packs a smaller 3.5 inches screen. This cellphone is a little bit thick for current standards, with its 0.54 inches thickness.

This phone has only a 3.2 mega-pixels back-facing camera. To complete the camera, it also counts with flash.

The Alcatel OneTouch 988 Shockwave has a interesting 3.5" display with a 480 x 320 resolution, giving this device a nice graphic quality. Its display uses TFT capacitive technology, and has multi-touch detection.

The Alcatel OneTouch 988 Shockwave counts with a mid sized 1400 mAh Li-Ion removable battery providing this cellphone with a below average battery duration. This cellphone has a reported stand by time of 396 hours and a talk time of 5 hours.

This phone offers Wi-Fi capability (although it can't share it with other devices around, acting as a wireless router) and 3G connectivity, supported by EV-DO A technologies. The Alcatel OneTouch 988 Shockwave doesn't have a sim card, because it doesn't work with GSM connections and it can work with CDMA carriers.

The Alcatel OneTouch 988 Shockwave also comes with a few useful features such as Bluetooth, GPS Localization and FM Radio, and some sensors likeProximity Sensor and Accelerometer.