Alcatel OneTouch Idol is a decently made Android device released back in 2013, which features a Dual-Core processing unit speeding at 1 GHz, a 4.7" multi-touch screen, and 2 cameras, an 8 MP back camera and a 2 mega-pixels front-facing camera.
Alcatel equipped this phone with a MediaTek MT6577 system chip, including a fast Dual-Core processor ticking at 1 gigahertz with 1 GB RAM. Graphic rendering generally eats lots of processing power, so the Alcatel OneTouch Idol uses an extra 200 MHz PowerVR SGX531 graphics processing unit to improve overall performance. This phone comes with areasonable 4 GB internal storage, which is adequate for most users having that this cellphone also has an SD extension slot .
Alcatel has made an excellent design job making the Alcatel OneTouch Idol weight only 3.88 ounces. This cellphone is thin and good-looking, being just 0.31" thick. The Alcatel OneTouch Idol is only 5.24 inches long and 2.66 inches wide, but it's still able to fit a a 4.7 inches display.
The Alcatel OneTouch Idol has a good looking 4.7-inches screen with a 960 x 540 resolution, which makes all photos and movies look colorful and brightful. Its screen uses IPS LCD capacitive technology, and allows multi-touch gestures.
The Alcatel OneTouch Idol includes WiFi connectivity (and it can share it with other devices around, as a mobile hotspot) and 3G fast connectivity, over HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. The Alcatel OneTouch Idol works with a SIM card for GSM services.
This cellphone is equipped with two cameras, an 8 MP back-facing camera and a 2 megapixels front side camera. It can also film videos up to 1280x720 (HD). This camera also includes a few good features: flash, fast burst mode, auto-focus, geo tagging and HDR mode.
This cellphone also comes with a few nice features as Bluetooth (4.0) and GPS Localization, and lots of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.
The Alcatel OneTouch Idol features a 1800 mAh medium Li-Ion non-replaceable battery that provides this phone a quite short battery life comparing with other similar cellphones. According to Alcatel, this cellphone has a reported 410 hs stand by time and a 7.2 hours talk time. A big issue to take into account is that this cellphone's battery isn't replaceable so you can't change it when it begins to last shorter, making it necessary to change the whole phone.
The Alcatel OneTouch Idol is not very convinient considering it is sold for $ 165, and other similar phones are being sold much cheaper than that.
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Specifications
| Device Type: | Phone |
| Brand: | Alcatel |
| Operating System (OS): | Android 4.1.1 |
| Variant: | 4 GB See other variants reviews |
| Product code: | 6030D |
| Dimensions: | 5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 inchesMetric13.31 x 6.76 x 0.79 cmImperial |
| Weight: | 3.88 ouncesMetric110 gImperial |
| Scratch Resistant Glass: | Yes |
| Release date: | 2013-01-07 |
| Price: | $ 165.00 |
Display | |
| Screen Type: | IPS LCD |
| Size: | 4.7 inchesMetric11.9 cmImperial |
| Resolution: | 540 x 960 pixels |
| Pixel density: | 234 pixels per inchMetric92.13 pixels per cmImperial |
| Touch screen: | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
Hardware | |
| Chipset: | MediaTek MT6577 |
| Processor: | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) |
| RAM Memory: | 1 GB |
| Graphics Processor: | PowerVR SGX531 (200 MHz) |
| Internal Memory: | 4 GB |
| SD Card Slot: | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) |
Battery | |
| Battery type: | Li-Ion |
| Removable: | No |
| Capacity: | 1800 mAh |
| Stand-by Time: | 410 hours |
| Talk Time: | 7.2 hours |
Camera | |
| Back camera: | 8 megapixels |
| Flash: | Yes |
| Front camera: | 2 megapixels |
| Max video resolution: | 1280 x 720 (HD) |
| Camera features: | Auto-Focus, Fast Burst Mode, Geo Tagging and HDR Mode |
Networks | |
| Wi-Fi: | Yes |
| Mobile Hotspot: | Yes |
| SIM Card Type: | SIM |
| UMTS Bands: | 900, 2100 |
| GSM Bands: | 850, 900, 1800, 1900 |
| Technologies: | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
Other Features | |
| Bluetooth: | Version 4.0 |
| GPS: | Yes |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |