Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2 S Review
Score: 57.9 / 100
Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2 S is a mid-end cellphone launched in February 2014, provisioned with a great performance 1200 MHz Quad-Core CPU, a quite big 5" multi-touch screen, and two cameras, an 8 mega-pixels back-facing camera and a 1.3 megapixels front facing camera.
This phone is just 0.29 inches thick, making it one of the thinnest cellphones in the market. This device just has 5.37" long and 2.74" wide, but it is able to fit a a 5 inches display. Alcatel made a very nice job making this phone as lightweight as 4.44 ounces.
The Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2 S ships with a powerful Quad-Core processor running at 1200 MHz and 1 GB RAM memory. This device counts with aquite big 8 GB internal storage and an SD memory card expansion slot, which allows the user to store a couple hundred apps and games without worrying about space.
The Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2 S has two cameras, an 8 MP back side camera and a 1.3 megapixels front side camera. It also shoots videos up to 1920x1080 (Full HD). This cellphone also features a couple of good characteristics like flash, HDR mode and auto-focus.
Alcatel designed this device with a good level 5" display, and a 1280 x 720 (HD) resolution, providing this phone with a good level graphic quality. Its display uses IPS LCD capacitive technology, and is multi-touch enabled.
The Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2 S counts with Wi-Fi capability (which can be shared with other devices around, acting as a mobile hotspot), LTE 4G great performance internet connection and also HSPA+ data connection, a bit slower 4G network and fast 3G data connection, using HSDPA and HSUPA technologies. This cellphone uses a SIM card for GSM connection.
This cellphone has a 2150 mAh great battery providing this phone a quite long battery duration. Alcatel afirms this cellphone has a 10.5 hours talk time and a 520 hs stand by time.
This cellphone also includes a handful of interesting characteristics as NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth (4.0) and GPS Geolocation, and plenty of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.
Alcatel is offering this phone for $ 169, which is expensive for a phone this level. This cellphone is definitely the right one for you if you are looking for a gamer device or will use it as a social cellphone.
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Specifications
| Device Type: | Phone |
| Brand: | Alcatel |
| Operating System (OS): | Android 4.3 |
| Dimensions: | 5.37 x 2.74 x 0.29 inchesMetric13.64 x 6.96 x 0.74 cmImperial |
| Weight: | 4.44 ouncesMetric125.87 gImperial |
| Scratch Resistant Glass: | Yes |
| Release date: | 2014-02-23 |
| Price: | $ 169.00 |
Display | |
| Screen Type: | IPS LCD (16M colors) |
| Size: | 5 inchesMetric12.7 cmImperial |
| Resolution: | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Pixel density: | 294 pixels per inchMetric115.75 pixels per cmImperial |
| Touch screen: | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
Hardware | |
| Processor: | Quad-Core 1200 MHz |
| RAM Memory: | 1 GB |
| Graphics Processor: | Yes |
| Internal Memory: | 8 GB |
| SD Card Slot: | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) |
Battery | |
| Removable: | Yes |
| Capacity: | 2150 mAh |
| Stand-by Time: | 520 hours |
| Talk Time: | 10.5 hours |
Camera | |
| Back camera: | 8 megapixels |
| Flash: | Yes |
| Front camera: | 1.3 megapixels |
| Max video resolution: | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
| Camera features: | Auto-Focus and HDR Mode |
Networks | |
| Wi-Fi: | Yes |
| Mobile Hotspot: | Yes |
| SIM Card Type: | SIM |
| LTE (4G) Bands: | 800 (band 20), 900 (band 8), 1800 (band 3), 2100 (band 1), 2600 (band 7) |
| UMTS Bands: | 850, 900, 2100 |
| GSM Bands: | 850, 900, 1800, 1900 |
| Technologies: | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM |
Other Features | |
| Bluetooth: | Version 4.0 |
| GPS: | Yes |
| NFC (Near Field Communication): | Yes |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |