Alcatel just launched its latest hero smartphone in
the Philippines, the Alcatel 5V. It is a device with stylish design, big
screen, large battery capacity, and AI dual cameras. The Alcatel 5V is a mid-ranger
with stunning design. It features a 3D curved glass-like back in spectrum blue
or spectrum black colors.
In front, it is like most 2018 smartphones. It'll
come with a 6.2-inch 2.5D curved display with HD+ resolution, 19:9 screen
aspect ratio, and notch. Alcatel even claimed that it has 88 percent of
screen-to-body ratio and tiny bezels.
Under the hood, it runs with MediaTek's 12nm SoC,
the MT6762 also known as the Helio P22 octa-core processor clocked at 2.0GHz.
It is paired with the PowerVR GE8320 GPU to handle games. The Alcatel 5V also has ample 3GB
RAM and 32GB storage. It is powered by a massive 4,000mAh of battery capacity.
Interestingly, the handset is only 8.5 mm thick despite the large battery
capacity.
On the camera part, this handset has a dual-camera
setup at the back. It features a 12MP f/2.2 primary sensor 2MP f/2.4 depth
sensor. The primary camera goes with PDAF focus and EIS for stabilization. The
secondary sensor is for the bokeh effect. It also has a refocus and face beauty
function.
Alcatel also said that it has AI for scene
recognition. It can detect portrait, night, low light, food, animals, text,
beach, blue sky, backlighting, and more modes. After detecting the scene, it
will automatically adjust the contrast, saturation, brightness, sharpness, and
resolution for the best shot possible.
Alcatel 5V Specs
- Display: 6.2-inch 2.5D curved Dragontrail glass protected IPS screen w/ HD+ 1520 x 720 at 271 ppi
- CPU: 2.0GHz 64-bit Helio P22 octa-core processor
- GPU: PowerVR GE8320
- RAM: 3GB
- ROM: 32GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 128GB
- Back Camera: 12MP f/2.2 + 2MP f/2.4 w/ PDAF, EIS, AI, and dual-tone LED flash
- Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.8 w/ EIS
- Battery: 4,000mAh
- OS: Android 8.1 Oreo
- Connectivity: WiFi, 700MHz 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, FM Radio, OTG, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, dual SIM (hybrid)
- Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic
- Others: Fingerprint sensor, face unlock, Colors: spectrum blue, spectrum black
- Dimensions: 153.7 x 74.55 x 8.5 mm
- Weight: 158 g
- Price: PHP 9,990
