Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha

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Reviews for the Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha

50% Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
The experience of using the Idol Alpha definitely doesn't live up to the early promise. There are an awful lot of other Android smartphones that match or surpass the hardware and software on offer here and cost the same or less. If you're wondering why you should buy the Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha, the short answer is you shouldn't.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/22/2014
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 40% performance: 50% features: 60% workmanship: 80%

Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha: The smartphone with selfie lighting (hands-on)
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
The Alcatel OneTouch Alpha is an attractive smartphone. It's slim, premium and strong with that metallic frame and looks futuristic with the Deco lighting. The operating system, front-facing camera and screen resolution might put some people off. But for the £285 price this phone offers a lot.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/23/2014

Foreign Reviews

60% Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha
Source: e-media - Heft 21/2014
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2014
Rating: Total score: 60%

Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha
Source: Connect - Heft 10/2014
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/01/2014

Comment

Model: A stylish little package with attention to details; the Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha is an eye catching phone with capable hardware specifications. The unique design of the device is very refreshing with beautiful corner curves and a full metal construction. At the top of the device is a transparent section that lights up to truly alert users to notifications while the back, home and menu keys are placed almost to the edge on the bottom panel.

This coupled with the floating screen illusion gives the Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha a distinct look over the competition. The device features a 4.7 inch HD TFT, Black crystal touch panel with IPS technology. The display quality is impressive with good contrast and colors. The Android Jelly Bean smartphone comes with a quad core Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, PowerVR SGX544 GPU and 16 GB device storage.

The Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha features a 13 MP rear camera and a 1.3 MP front-facing secondary sensor. Other features include Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS, FM radio with RDS and a few preinstalled games. The battery life is good with a 200 mAh Lithium cell powering the device. Users have the option to choose colors and finishes; slate, soft gold/matte, soft gold/ brushed and pink gold/brushed.

PowerVR SGX544: OpenGL ES 2.0 compatible with 4 pixel and 2 vertex shaders

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

MT6589:

Quad-core Cortex-A7-based SoC for tablets and smartphones.

4.70":

This display is tiny. You will probably see very little on the screen and be able to use mini-resolutions.

Alcatel:

Alcatel is a French telecommunications company originally founded in 1898. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of cell phones, fixed-line phones, networking and communications solutions, and other telecommunications products. Alcatel is headquartered in Paris, France, and operates worldwide.

The telecommunications equipment manufacturer merged in 2006 to form Alcatel-Lucent. Various business units were sold to other companies, so the Alcatel brand name is used by different companies nowadays. The brand names "Alcatel One Touch" and "Alcatel Idol" are used by the Chinese company TCL for smartphones and tablets.

55%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.

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