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Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3 (5.5'') Specs

OS

Android 5.0 Lollipop

Display

5.5-inch
1920 x 1080 px

Camera

13 MP Main
8 MP Selfie

Battery

2910 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
2GB RAM

Description

The Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3 (5.5") sports a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS screen, LTE Connectivity, a 1.5GHz octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a 13-megapixel shooter and an 8-megapixel front facing unit.

8.5

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Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3 (5.5'') Review

8.5

User Score (6 reviews)

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.5-inch
Resolution:	1920 x 1080 px, 401 PPI
Technology:	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body:	72.66 %
Features:	Scratch-resistant glass (Dragontrail), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939
Processor:	Octa-core, 1500 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Adreno 405
RAM:	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage:	16GB, available to use: 10 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS:	Android (5.0 Lollipop)
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	2910 mAh
Type:	Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	13 MP (Autofocus)
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:	EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front:	8 MP
Video capture:	1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	6.01 x 2.96 x 0.29 inches (152.7 x 75.14 x 7.4 mm)
Weight:	4.96 oz (140.7 g)
Keys:	Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control
Colors:	Black

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 17(700 b)
3G:	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850)
Data Speed:	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type:	Micro SIM
HD Voice:	Yes

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	DLNA
Radio:	FM, RDS

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.1
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Charging, Mass storage device
Hearing aid compatible:	M3, T3
Location:	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Compass, Gesture
Other:	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Alternative variants

Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3 (5.5")

DUAL SIM

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage:	32GB
Dual SIM:	Yes

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

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Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 (5.5-inch) Review

Overall User Rating

(6 reviews)

8.5

Build quality

8.5

Camera quality

8.2

Performance

7.7

Display

9.2

Battery life and charging

8.2

fadyrefaat

Arena Apprentice

Low price for moderate performance

Posted: May 18, 2016, 3:16 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

When I first heard about this device, I was astonished with the amount of specs that seems very high-end, and could be comparative to all the flagship beasts out there, however, when I used it, over time, I got more and more disappointed, don't get me wrong, this is a good phone for the price, however, it is not for heavy users: it cannot mutli-task, it lags 50% of the time on so much applications installed, I wish they invested more in the performance over the features like the upside down and camera resolution, and the camera focus even sometimes misses the object, however, it's cheap, so I should've expected a moderate performance, but at the end, you cannot compare it to other flagship phones in the market.

Build quality

Camera quality

Performance

Display

Battery life and charging

What I like

Speakers
Lightweight

What I don't like

Laggy
Display eats up battery
Battery life
2GB RAM always filled up

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shabolo

Arena Apprentice

Moderate

Posted: Mar 02, 2016, 11:16 AM

Phone owned for less than a month

Just arrived .. gold one
my comment after using LG G2
(( SIMPLE ))
I was expecting more
people whom using Samsung LG HTC SONY ... will not be so pleased to this change
I don't know but it feels cheap in hand.
That's all.

Sdiq572

Arena Apprentice

Its Rock, Even Upside Down

Posted: Sep 18, 2015, 8:05 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

THE FIRST REVERSIBLE SMARTPHONE

IDOL 3’s premium symmetrical design is the perfect expression of its unique user experience. It’s 100% reversible: use it either way up and the user interface rotates to match even to make or receive a call. The result is a faster and more intuitive experience with no need to think about how you are holding your phone.