MWC 2015 is going in
Barcelona, Spain. So every smartphone company is showing off their flagships.
Alcatel also launched 3 smartphones named Pixi 3 (5.5) 3G, OneTuch Pixi 3 (5.5)
4G and Alcatel Orange Klif (Firefox OS-based) and 3 tablets i.e. PIXI3 (7)
Wi-Fi, PIXI3 (7) 3G and PIXI3 (7) 4G LTE. Till now the company didn’t share any
detail about the price and availability of these devices.
Smartphones:
The Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3
(5.5) 3G
The smartphone has a 5.5
inch IPS screen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. As the name
suggests, it is a 3G smartphone which runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. The device is powered by a MediaTek MT6580
processor. It has 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and 2 MP of front camera.
The handset is backed up by a 2910 mAh battery. It will be available in two
configurations – with 4 GB of internal memory coupled with 512 MB of RAM or 8
GB of internal storage with a RAM of 1 GB. The internal memory can be expanded
up to 32 GB via any microSD card.
Specs of the Alcatel
OneTouch Pixi 3 (5.5) 3G:
Model
|
Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (5.5) 3G
|
Display
|
5.5 inch HD IPS screen (540 x 960 pixels)
|
Processor
|
MediaTek MT6580
|
SIM Type
|
Regular
|
OS
|
Android 5.0 Lollipop
|
RAM
|
1GB
|
Storage
|
8GB-expandable to
32GB
|
Camera
|
Primary: 8MP; Secondary: 2MP
|
Battery
|
2910 mAh
|
3G
|
Yes
|
Price
|
Not announced
|
The Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3
(5.5) 4G
It is a 4G LTE version of
the OneTouch Pixi 3 (5.5) 3G but there are some differences in its specification.
It is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8909 processor. It has a 5.5-inch HD display
with a screen resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The handset has 8GB of internal storage
with 1GB of RAM. The storage can be expended up to 32 GB in the US variant
whereas it can be expended up to 128 GB in the global version. The smartphone
comes in two camera bundle options – 5 MP primary camera and 2 MP front-facing
camera or 8 MP rear camera and 5 MP secondary camera. It is backed up by a powerful
2800mAh battery.
Specs of the Alcatel
OneTouch Pixi 3 (5.5) 4G:
Model
|
Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (5.5) 3G
|
Display
|
5.5 inch HD display (720 x 1280 pixels)
|
Processor
|
Qualcomm MSM8909
|
SIM Type
|
Regular
|
OS
|
Android 5.0 Lollipop
|
RAM
|
1GB
|
Storage
|
8GB-expandable to
128 GB
|
Camera
|
Primary: 8 MP; Secondary: 5 MP
|
Battery
|
2800 mAh
|
4G
|
Yes
|
Price
|
Not announced
|
Alcatel Orange Klif
Alcatel has launched its
Firefox OS-based smartphone after collaboration with Orange. It is a dual-SIM
smartphone which features a 3.5 inch screen (320 x 480 pixels). It runs on a
Firefox based operating system which is limited to very few smartphones as of
now. The device is powered by a dual-core MediaTek processor with a clock speed
of 1 GHz. It has 512 MB of internal storage and 256 MB RAM. Internal storage
can be expended by using a microSD card. The smartphone has a 2 MP rear camera.
It is backed up by a 1300 mAh battery and have all the connectivity features
like 3G, GPS and FM radio.
Glimpses of the Alcatel Orange
Klif Specs:
Model
|
Alcatel Orange Klif
|
Display
|
3.5 inch HVGA display (320 x 480 pixels)
|
Processor
|
dual-core MediaTek
processor @1 GHz
|
SIM
|
Dual-SIM
|
OS
|
Firefox OS
|
RAM
|
256 MB
|
Storage
|
512 MB, expended via
microSD card
|
Camera
|
Primary: 2 MP
|
Battery
|
1300 mAh
|
3G
|
Yes
|
Price
|
Not announced
|
Tablets:
The firm Alcatel has
launched 3 tablets in MWC 2015 named OneTouch Pixi 3 (7) Wi-Fi, Pixi 3 (7) 3G
and Pixi 3 (7) 4G LTE. Both Pixi 3 (7) Wi-Fi and 3G have almost same
specification except the 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity option whereas OneTouch Pixi
3 (7) 4G LTE has better specification than these two.
Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (7)
Wi-Fi, Pixi 3 (7) 3G
Both the tablets runs on Android
4.4 KitKat operating system and have a 7 inch HD TFT display with a screen
resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The tablets have 512 MB of RAM, 2 MP primary
and 0.3 MP front-facing camera. Internal storage of these tablets are 4 GB
which can be expended by using microSD card. The tablets measure 189 x 111 x 9.1
mm and weight is around 260 grams. The tablets backed up by a 2820mAh battery. The
devices differ when we talk about their processors. Wi-Fi version is powered by
a quad-core MediaTek MT8127 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz whereas 3G version has
a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT8312 processor.
Glimpses of the Alcatel OneTouch
Pixi 3 (7) Wi-Fi/3G Specs:
Model
|
Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (7)
Wi-Fi/3G
|
Display
|
7 inch HD TFT display (1024 x 600 pixels)
|
Processor
|
1.3 GHz dual-core
MediaTek MT8312 processor (for 3G variant)
1.3 GHz quad-core
MediaTek MT8127 processor (for Wi-Fi variant)
|
Voice Calling
|
No
|
OS
|
Android 4.4 KitKat
|
RAM
|
512 MB
|
Storage
|
4 GB, expended via
microSD card
|
Camera
|
Primary: 2 MP Front: 0.3 MP
|
Battery
|
2820 mAh
|
Dimension
|
189 x 111 x 9.1 mm
|
Price
|
Not announced
|
Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (7)
4G LTE
The tablet runs on the
latest Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system and powered by a quad-core
Snapdragon 210 processor with a clock speed of 1.1 GHz. It is coupled with 1GB
of RAM. The device has a 7-inch HD display with a screen resolution of 1024 x 600
pixels. It has 2 MP rear and a 0.3 MP front-facing camera. It also has 4 GB of
internal storage which can be expended via microSD card. The device is backed
up by a 2820 mAh battery and connectivity option like 4G LTE. The tablet
measures 191 x 109 x 9.2 mm and weight will be around 260 grams.
Glimpses of the Alcatel OneTouch
Pixi 3 (7) 4G LTE
Specs:
Model
|
Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (7) 4G
LTE
|
Display
|
7 inch HD display (1020 x 600 pixels)
|
Processor
|
1.1 GHz quad-core Snapdragon
210
|
Voice Calling
|
No
|
OS
|
Android 5.0 Lollipop
OS
|
RAM
|
1 GB
|
Storage
|
4 GB, expended via
microSD card
|
Camera
|
Primary: 2 MP Secondary: 0.3 MP
|
Battery
|
2820 mAh
|
Dimension
|
191 x 109 x 9.2 mm
|
Price
|
Not announced
|
Alcatel is making some serious effort to capture the tech market with its gadgets.The question is will these specifications be enough to dazzle the crowd?
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