Alcatel Idol X specification and prices
First info about the Idol X by Alcatel appeared on February 2013 and the first deals appeared on July 2013. This phone belongs to the lowest price range: the Alcatel Idol X price in USA for now is $176.45. The mobile phone is on sale from carriers including AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless as well as retailers like Target, Wal-Mart.
The mobile phone runs on the most popular OS on the market for now - Android OS. Idol X has released with the already out-of-date at the moment Android version: 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). It means that the mobile phone with the current OS version will not support the newest games and apps. The model has Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU that provides a perfect performance. Idol X has 2 GB RAM that is a typical amount of memory for normal usage.
The Idol X has great 13.1 megapixel primary camera. With such camera owner of this phone will be able to make high quality pictures and videos.
The Idol X has an average 5 inch display size. This means that a lot of users will not have any difficulties use the cell phone with one hand. Such screen size has great benefits in compare to the smaller screen: it's more handy for shooting photos, better for video chatting and great for reading books.
Idol X has non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery, which can guarantee up to 340 hours of standby time, about 7 hours of talk time and up to 36 hours of playing music. It is rather poor battery life results.
The mobile phone's weight is 130 grams (4.59 oz), it is 140.4 mm (5.53 in) high, 67.5 mm (2.66 in) wide and has a 6.9 mm (0.27 in) depth what means that this phone is thin.
You can purchase Idol X in Blue, Black, Red or Yellow colors.
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- 2013, February
- Available. Released 2013, July
- Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
- Mediatek MT6589
- Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
- PowerVR SGX544
- 13.1 MP, autofocus, LED flash
- 2.1 MP
- 1080p
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
- 5.0 inches
- 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
- IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Scratch-resistant glass
- Yes
- Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
- About 440 h / About 340 h
- About 11 h / About 7 h
- About 36 h
- 140.4 x 67.5 x 6.9 mm (5.53 x 2.66 x 0.27 in)
- 130 g (4.59 oz, 0.29 lb)
- Single SIM
- Blue, Black, Red, Yellow
- 8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM
- microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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
- HTML
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 6040, 6040A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - 6040D, 6040E
- HSDPA 900 / 2100 - OT-6040/6040D HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - OT-6040A/6040E
- HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
- Yes
- Yes
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