Alcatel Idol Alpha specification and prices
The Idol Alpha by Alcatel was announced on September 2013 and on sale it appeared on June 2014. The mobile phone is on sale from carriers including AT&T Wireless, Virgin Mobile USA, T-Mobile, Sprint as well as retailers like Target, RadioShack.
The mobile phone runs on the most popular operating system in the world for now - Android OS. Idol Alpha has released with the already out-of-date at the moment Android version: 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It means that the mobile phone with this default OS version will not support the newest games and apps. The cell phone is equipped with Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU that shows a very high performance. It has 1 GB RAM that is a typical amount of memory for normal usage.
The Idol Alpha has amazing 13 megapixel rear camera. It will produce amazing pictures and videos. Rear camera of Alcatel Idol Alpha can shoot full HD high definition video, which is only second to 4K.
The mobile phone has a convenient 4.7 inch display.
Idol Alpha has non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery, which will guarantee up to 360 hours of standby time, about 10 hours of talk time and up to 24 hours of playing music. It is standard battery life results.
The model's weight is 117.4 grams (4.16 oz), it is 138 mm (5.43 in) high, 66.6 mm (2.62 in) wide and has a 7.5 mm (0.30 in) depth which means that this phone is thin.
You can purchase Idol Alpha in Slate, Soft Gold/Matte, Soft Gold/Brushed or Pink Gold/Brushed colors.
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- 2013, September
- Available. Released 2014, June
- Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
- Mediatek MT6589
- Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
- PowerVR SGX544
- 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash
- 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps
- 1080p@30fps
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
- 4.7 inches
- 720 x 1280 pixels (~312 ppi pixel density)
- IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Asahi Dragontrail Glass, oleophobic coating
- Yes, up to 10 fingers
- Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
- About 720 h / About 360 h
- About 20 h / About 10 h
- About 24 h
- 138 x 66.6 x 7.5 mm (5.43 x 2.62 x 0.30 in)
- 117.4 g (4.16 oz, 0.26 lb)
- Micro-SIM
- Slate, Soft Gold/Matte, Soft Gold/Brushed, Pink Gold/Brushed
- 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
- No
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
- v4.0, A2DP
- Yes, with A-GPS
- FM radio, RDS
- microUSB v2.0
- Accelerometer, proximity, compass
- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- HTML5
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - 6032A
- HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
- Yes
- Yes
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