Alcatel Idol 2 specification and prices
First information about the Idol 2 by Alcatel appeared on February 2014 and on sale it appeared on 2014, Q2. This mobile belongs to the middle price range: the lowest Alcatel Idol 2 price in USA for today is $219.99. The mobile phone is on sale from carriers including AT&T Wireless, Metro PCS, Verizon Wireless, Boost Mobile as well as retail stores like Target, Wal-Mart.
The mobile phone runs on the most popular operating system in the world for now - Android OS. Idol 2 was produced with the already outdated for now Android version: 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It means that the mobile phone owner will be able to run only some old games and apps with this default OS version. The Idol 2 has Quad-core 1.3 GHz processor that provides a great performance. The cell phone runs 1 GB RAM that is enough for normal usage.
The Idol 2 has good 8 megapixel rear camera. It will make pictures and videos of a good quality but you won't be able to get really stunning photos. To make really cool pictures Specspro advices you to check the Alcatel flagship Idol 4s.
The Alcatel Idol 2 has a common 5 inch display size. This means that a lot of users will not experience difficulties use the phone with one hand. Such screen size has cool benefits in compare to the smaller screen: it's more handy for making pictures , better for video chatting and great for quick typing.
This cell phone has non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery, that can guarantee up to 600 hours of standby time and about 10 hours of talk time. It is typical battery life results.
The Idol 2 weight is 128 grams (4.52 oz), it is 136 mm (5.35 in) high, 70 mm (2.76 in) wide and has a 7.3 mm (0.29 in) depth which means that this model is thin.
You can buy Idol 2 in Slate, Chocolate, White or Hot pink colors.
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- 2014, February
- Available. Released 2014, Q2
- Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
- Quad-core 1.3 GHz
- 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash
- 2 MP
- Yes
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, panorama, HDR
- 5.0 inches
- 540 x 960 pixels (~220 ppi pixel density)
- IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Yes
- Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
- About 550 h / About 600 h
- About 15 h / About 10 h
- 136 x 70 x 7.3 mm (5.35 x 2.76 x 0.29 in)
- 128 g (4.52 oz, 0.28 lb)
- Single SIM
- Slate, Chocolate, White, Hot pink
- 8 GB, 1 GB RAM (Single SIM)/ 16 GB, 1 GB RAM (Dual SIM)
- microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
- v4.0, A2DP
- Yes, with A-GPS
- Yes
- No
- microUSB v2.0
- Accelerometer, proximity, compass
- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- HTML
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
- HSDPA 900 / 2100
- HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
- Yes
- Yes
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