Alcatel took its sweet time with the unveiling of
its latest smartphones. Today the maker unwrapped the Idol 5S, Idol 5, A7 XL
and A7 and we have all the information, and a hands-on with all devices ready
for you.
Let's begin with the Alcatel Idol 5S - Alcatel's top
offer from today's announcement. This Idol 5S is not to be mistaken with the
USA-based Idol 5S - while mostly the same the Idol 5S announced today ships
with a Mediatek Helio P20 and has a different design to the Snapdragon
625-powered US model.
Outside of the Helio chipset the Idol 5S provides a
5.2-inch 1080p IPS LCD, a 12MP camera with f/2.0 aperture and a semi-large
1/2.8" sensor (that's good for larger than average 1.25µm-sized pixels). The
selfie camera is an 8MP one. There's 3GB of RAM and a 2,850 mAh battery to
finalize the Idol 5S package. The Idol 5S is available right now in Europe in
Dark Gray priced € 399.99.
The Alcatel Idol 5 differs from the 5S mainly in the
camera department. It has a 13MP main snapper and a 5MP front-facing one. The
chipset is a little different too - it's a quad-core Mediatek MT6753 instead of
the octa-core Helio P20. The Idol 5 is available now in Metal Silver and Metal
Black for € 239.99.
The Alcatel A7 XL has a 6.0-inch 1080p IPS LCD and a
potent 4,000mAh battery.It makes use of an octa-core Mediatek MT6750S and 3GB
of RAM. What's interesting about the A7 XL is the camera, well cameras. There's
a main 12MP unit that is complemented by a 2MP camera that provides a software
blur effect for portrait shots.
The Alcatel A7 loses the dual camera but gains a
16MP main one and can bolster its battery life by using the same 4,000 mAh power
plant with a smaller 5.5-inch 1080p display. The Alcatel A7 XL will be
available in Black and Gold this November starting at € 279.99, the Alcatel A7
is available now for € 229.99.
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