Alcatel Dazzles MWC with its 3 new Smartphones and Tablets



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.

Alcatel 3 new Smartphones and Tablets

Smartphones:


The Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (5.5) 3G


The Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (5.5)

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 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)


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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