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Posted: 27 Jul 2009
Market Status: Released
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Alcatel OT-708a is a dual-band GSM candybar phone with 2.4" QVGA display, 1.3MP camera, microSD slot, MP3 player and FM radio.

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Alcatel OT-708a specifications

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Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (167 ppi)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 3.78 x 2.06 x 0.57 (96 x 52.4 x 14.6 mm)
Weight:
- 2.93 oz (83 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
Design features:
- Touch sensitive area for navigation

Display

Physical size:
- 2.40 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 167 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Touchscreen:
- - Resistive

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 8.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 14.6 days (350 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Music playback:
- 15.00 hours
Capacity:
- 750 mAh
Type:
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 5 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
  - 4 GB

Camera

Camera:
- - 1.3 megapixels, Immobile
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Multimedia

Music player:
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC, AAC+
Radio:
- - FM

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - WAP 2.0

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- GPRS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 800 entries
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS (500 messages), MMS, Predictive text input
JAVA:
JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.
- - Midp 2.0
Games:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0
- Profiles:
  - Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP), Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Dial-up networking (DUN), Generic Access (GAP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol, Object Push (OPP), Serial Port (SPP), Service Discovery Protocol (SDP)
USB:
- - USB 1.1
- Connector:
  - miniUSB
Headphones connector:
- miniUSB
Charging connector:
- miniUSB
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Flight mode, Speakerphone

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