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Stop the presses. Alcatel unveiled a new device that is actually pretty cool. Marked as OT986 — and to be sold under the name of TCL S900 in China — it’s an Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone with surprisingly high-end specs that include a 4.5-inch 720 HD screen and TI OMAP 4460 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz. Moreover, there’s also a 5-megpaixel with LED flash on the back, 2-megapixel front-facing one, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of built-in memory, HSPA+ and Wi-Fi connectivity. All this is packed into a 9.75 mm thin body that can easily fit your pocket.
In a nutshell, this is definitely a device we wouldn’t expect from Alcatel which is usually associated with low-to-mid end products.
Aside from the default model packing the specs listed above, a lower-end device will also be available, sporting a slightly slower 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 4GB of built-in storage.
The best part is the price – the Alcatel TCL S900 will sell for 1,999 yuan (about $315) in China and we assume this is the price of the lower-end model. Still, $315 for a device with a 720p screen and dual-core processor sounds incredible. Hopefully, Alcatel will bring this baby to the Western hemisphere and put a similar price tag on it. We’ll see…
[Via: Unwired View]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
