Alcatel Flash
Plus 2
Alcatel
(owned by TCL) has been very consistent with the Flash brand. The first Alcatel
Flash went official back in September 2014 while the Flash 2 was announced a
year later in September 2015. The Flash Plus model, an expansion of the
original Flash, was introduced in May 2015 and May 2016 we are getting its
refresh with the Alcatel Flash Plus 2.
The Alcatel Flash Plus 2 is an all-metal
smartphone, which is great news for a mid-ranger. It features a 5.5" 1080p
display and runs on the Helio P10 chipset with an octa-core Cortex-A53
processor (4x 1.8GHz + 4x 1.0GHz) and Mali-T860MP2 GPU. You can get the Flash
Plus 2 with 16GB storage and 2GB of RAM, or 32GB memory and 3GB of RAM.
The Alcatel
Flash Plus 2 also comes with a 13MP rear camera, a 5MP selfie snapper with a
LED flash, a microSD card slot, a fingerprint scanner, a 3,000 mAh battery, and
it supports LTE connectivity and dual-SIM telephony. Android Marshmallow is in
charge of operations.
The Alcatel
Flash Plus 2 will be available in Luna Silver and Venus Gold flavors and will
launch in Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Monaco, and Thailand. There is no
word on other markets, though.
The suggested
pricing for the Flash Plus 2 is US$ 160 for the 16GB/2GB RAM model and US$ 190 for
the 32GB/3GB RAM variant.
