Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha

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Design

Dimensions 5.43 x 2.62 x 0.30 inches
138 x 66.6 x 7.5 mm
Weight 4.14 oz (117.4 g)
Keys Right: Volume control
Colors Black

Display

Size 4.7-inch
Resolution 1280x720px, 312 PPI
Technology IPS LCD
Screen-to-body 66.35 %
Colors 16 777 216
Features Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Dragontrail), Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL) Untested
Bright Min 76 (Poor)

Hardware

Processor Quad-core
1200 MHz
GPU Yes
RAM 1GB
Internal storage 16GB, available to use: 13 GB
OS Android (4.2)

Battery

Capacity 2000 mAh

Camera

Rear Single camera
Main camera 13.1 MP (Autofocus)
Flash LED
Video recording 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front 1.3 MP, Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth 4.0
Wi-Fi 802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
USB microUSB, USB 2.0
Location GPS, A-GPS
Sensors Accelerometer, Compass
Other Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring DLNA
Radio FM, RDS

Cellular

3G Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 11 Mbit/s
SIM type Micro SIM

Phone Features

Notifications Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval Date approved: Mar 11, 2014
FCC ID value: RAD397
Measured SAR Head: 1.19 W/kg
Body: 1.14 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.14 W/kg
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News

Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha Hands-on
Here at IFA 2013 we had the chance to try the Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha and we can say that it is one of the best-looking handsets we've tried so far at the expo. Upon picking it up, our attention was drawn by the transparent elements on the hands...
, by Nick Todorov, 5
Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha Hands-on
Alcatel Idol Alpha, Idol S, Idol mini arrive: thin, cool additions to the One Touch family
Alcatel is a busy bee today, announcing a full portfolio of new phones and a "modular" tablet. In addition to the Hero phablet and the Idol X flagship, it fluffed the low- and midrange with the Idol Alpha, Idol S and Idol mini.The metallic Alcatel Id...
, by Daniel Petrov, 3
Alcatel Idol Alpha, Idol S, Idol mini arrive: thin, cool additions to the One Touch family

User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
10
Camera quality
9
Performance
8
Display
8
Battery life and charging
8
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
9
Nice Surprise
Phone owned for less than a month

It's a great phone for the price you pay for it now!
If you don't want to spend too much on a smartphone this is a great choice!
The 13MP camera takes nice photos.
Battery is ok.Same as Moto G or Samsung A5 2015 I could say!
Great design,great build quality!The notification LEDs are very nice!

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9
Stylish Smartphone!
Phone owned for less than a month

The Idol Alpha extensively uses metal an all-metal structure, with diamond cut edges in the metal band. Stylish in its plastic strips on top and bottom, performance was okay because I’m not a heavy user.

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