Alcatel One Touch Idol is now available for purchase in the U.S. through www.alcatelonetouchidol.com for $299. That money obviously gets you an unlocked, SIM-free device that you can later on use with AT&T as it won’t work with other networks.
Recently featured in Iron Man 3, the One Touch Idol is a super-thin (7.9mm) mid-end device made for the “growing segment of customers switching from feature phones to smartphones.” According to Alcatel, these “smartphone intenders” are looking for uncomplicated technology, durability and style, craving for “value and style over advanced features sets found in high-end smartphones.”
Specs wise, Alcatel’s comes with a 4.7-inch qHD screen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing one, and 4GB of internal memory that can be further expanded with microSD cards…