alcatel 3

At the helm of the new lineup is the alcatel 3 - a device, which despite its name is different from the alcatel 3 from a year ago. Anyway, the most apparent change for 2019 is definitely the display. Alcatel is calling it "Super Full View" mostly on account of the taller 19.5:9 aspect. It does still feature a small teardrop style notch, but with a 5.9-inch diagonal, it makes for an advertised 88% screen to body ratio. The latter part of that equation is a 151.1 x 69.7 x 7.99 mm, 149-gram plastic shell, available in either a Blue-purple or Black-blue gradient.

The panel on the alcatel 3 has a 720 x 1560 pixel resolution, uses IPS tech and features a 2.5D Dragontail screen glass finish. Inside the phone we find a Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset (12nm, 4xCortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz + 4xCortex-a53 @ 1.45GHz), along with 3GB or 4GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of expandable storage. Power comes courtesy of a 3,500 mAh battery, sadly lacking fast charging support.

The alcatel 3 packs a dual camera setup (13MP, 1/3", 1.12um, f/2.0 + 5MP, 1/5", f/2.4). It can do real-time bokeh, plus post-shot refocus and intelligently identify up to 21 different scenes via AI image scene. On the front - a single 8MP (1/4", 1.12um, f/2.0) snapper. Some of the connectivity options include Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, FM radio, NFC, a fingerprint reader on the back, 3.5mm audio jack and a microUSB port. It's running Android 8.1 Oreo, but an update to Pie is promised shortly.

The alcatel 3 will be available starting Q2 this year at EUR 159 for the 32GB + 3GB version and EUR 189 for the bigger 64GB + 4GB one.