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Alcatel unveiled a series of affordable LTE-enabled smartphones at Mobile World Congress. The new OneTouch POP S range includes three devices – POP S3, POP S7 and POP S9, with screen sizes ranging from 4- to 6-inches. According to Alcatel, all new phones keep POP series’ DNA of “easy to choose, easy to use,” offering…
MWC 2014 is off and running, and there’s been no shortage of Firefox OS news so far. Some say the mobile OS will go nowhere, with Android and iOS dominating much of the world. But if Mozilla and Alcatel have their way, smartphone users in emerging markets will be sporting $25 Firefox OS smartphones. Sound too…
Alcatel has unveiled no less than three phones in Barcelona – Alcatel Idol 2, Idol 2 Mini and OneTouch Pop Fit. The Idol 2 is obviously the best phone on the list, boasting a 5-inch 720p HD screen, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 8-megapixel rear and 1.3-megapixel front-cameras, NFC, 3G and/or 4G connectivity. All this is packed…
Alcatel is using CES to re-announce its flagship device, One Touch Idol X+; unveil a pair of new, low-cost tablets – One Touch Pop 7 and Pop 8; and a phablet – Pop C9. First, let’s recap what Idol X+ is all about. If you recall from our previous post, we’re talking about a high-end…
The long–time rumored Alcatel Idol X+ has been officially announced by TCL, which is the Chinese company that now owns the (in)famous French brand. And yes, this beast does rock MediaTek’s octa-core chip (MT6592) clocked at 2GHz. Furthermore, it packs 2GB of RAM, 5-inch full HD IPS screen, 2,500mAh battery and a 13-megapixel f/2.0 camera…
Looks like the Alcatel Idol X+ won’t be the only new thing announced by TCL, which is the owner of the Alcatel brand. The Chinese company may also unveil smartwatch and smart bracelet at the same time. Chinese website MTKSJ has a teaser image for the upcoming Idol X+ announcement. The image reads “1 +…
A new leak from China brings us a few shots of Alcatel’s newest offering, the Idol X+, which is rumored to come touting an octa-core MediaTek MT6592 chipset, the first “true” eight-core processor to be developed thus far. The Idol X+ is a follow up to Alcatel’s One Touch Idol X, which rocks a quad-core…
MetroPCS, which is now a subsidiary of T-Mobile, will join its parent company in offering TCL-made ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Fierce and Evolve smartphones. The pair of low-cost Android devices will be available from the carrier just in time for the holidays, allowing users to buy them sans any strings attached. The ONE TOUCH Fierce comes…
MediaTek is about to announce its 8-core processor, MT6592, and TCL wants to have an Alcatel-branded device with this new chip. Yup, it plans to launch a successor to the sexy Idol X that will get the power from no less than eight cores. The original Idol X came with MediaTek’s 1.2Ghz MT6589 quad-core CPU…
We’ve been telling you about the upcoming TCL N3 phablet in the past; and now we have few more details to add, compliments to GizChina. Representatives from the Chinese media had some time with TCL’s baby, which will be known as the TCL Y910 in China and eventually the Alcatel OneTouch WA40, and found the…