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alcatel Pop Star - user opinions and reviews

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alcatel Pop Star
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  • Released 2015, Q4
    8.6mm thickness
    Android 5.0
    8GB storage, microSD card slot
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  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    MT6580
  • 2000mAh
    Li-Ion
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  • mickey
  • pW4C
  • 26 Dec 2017

Worst battery ever!

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  • 53-north
  • LaPU
  • 29 Sep 2017

Have another of these from cex 2nd hand. Rooted with Kingroot easily, debloated, 4.41G available out of 4.67G.
Edited build.prop to limit wifi scanning & dalvik heap, and get a little bit better battery. Use a lockscreen too as phone may not sleep properly without...

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  • Nu7W
  • 28 Aug 2017

Scotte99, 22 Mar 2017Hi all I've had this phone for a while and its doing its job pretty dam good 1 bit of advice f... moreHw did u unroot ur phone?

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  • Memays
  • nI3I
  • 27 Aug 2017

Honestly the worst phone in existence, ive had three of these so far (due to being stuck on a lousy contract) and everytime the same problem occurs which is that the charging port becomes loose and broken and the battery life drains in about 5-6 hours. Not to mention how glitchy and laggy this phone is. Can't wait to get a new contract aha

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  • Nemanja
  • 3@jR
  • 10 May 2017

This has to be one of the worst phones I've ever had... I got it no for a year and a half, the phone started bugging after having it maybe for 2 months, started lagging badly, did 10 factory resets by now but that doesn't do the deal either, I don't even download games, all the cache is cleared and it's still lagging like crazy...The camera is really bad even tho if it has 8mp, if anyone thinks about buying this phone, skip it and find a better phone!

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  • ptSf
  • 08 May 2017

Nemanja, 29 Apr 2017Hi guys i been having this phone for like 1 year and i got many problems with them.Phone baggi... morefactory data reset

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  • Nemanja
  • JF0}
  • 29 Apr 2017

Hi guys i been having this phone for like 1 year and i got many problems with them.Phone bagging so much many app stop working can someone tell me how can i fix it?

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  • SXm{
  • 30 Mar 2017

Le bas, 15 Mar 2017The Sim card slot is not functioning is there any way u can help. Sylla ... moreSIM card has "golden side" - that is contact side - let's say down side. Well, on up side paste some small pieces of tape (tape for boxes etc)... That could help to improve contact between SIM (contact side) and phone because tape can fullfill tiny, empty space (I saw this advice on Gsmarena - here, for another phone). Good luck.

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  • Scotte99
  • nxAG
  • 22 Mar 2017

Hi all I've had this phone for a while and its doing its job pretty dam good 1 bit of advice for people to keep the phone running fast and sweet 1st thing is to root and remove bloat and unessential apps BUT do not use root apps to improve the phones performance I.e lspeed seeder etc after you have removed bloat etc remove root and go into developer options set animation scale to off on all 3 options and turn on force GPU rendering and that's it the pop star will fly.I did use a couple of root apps to try and make some improvements but it did more harm then good so I fully unrooted with all the bloat gone and the pop star is doing great NO LAG what so ever just hope my post will help others

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  • Le bas
  • xDpF
  • 15 Mar 2017

The Sim card slot is not functioning is there any way u can help.
Sylla

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  • nikolanii
  • JFpH
  • 14 Mar 2017

Stefanius, 22 Feb 2017How much internal memory does this phone have? It says 8 gb, but after I did factory reset it ... moreDid you forget about the system itself? That probably takes arround 3 gigs in average...

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  • ptSf
  • 05 Mar 2017

Stefanius, 22 Feb 2017How much internal memory does this phone have? It says 8 gb, but after I did factory reset it ... moreAndroid 5.0 (ignoring the SD card) consists of the following partitions:
1. mmcblk0p23, for System, 2.9GB
2. mmcblk0p24, for Cache, 1.0GB
3. Swap, 1.2GB (equivalent to the Windows "virtual memory" file, for instance)

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  • Stefanius
  • nUkS
  • 22 Feb 2017

How much internal memory does this phone have? It says 8 gb, but after I did factory reset it had like 3,5 - 4 gb of memory? I know that Andoid system and bloatware take memory, but 4 gb really??

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  • 53north
  • 39y7
  • 16 Jan 2017

Battery life very poor, even after rooting & cpu controlling. Juice Defender extreme settings bricked it.
Good specs for money, but needed charging after every surf...poor 6580 configuration by mediatek, perhaps.

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  • Temiloluwa
  • Nu7@
  • 14 Dec 2016

I honestly regret buying this phone..battery is not reliable and heats up really badly..and the touchscreen becomes less responsive after a while..the phone cannot withstand pressure..buy this phone at your own peril

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  • whiteserbia
  • Yeuc
  • 09 Nov 2016


which is the best silicone protection?

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  • killdog
  • pt}n
  • 02 Nov 2016

i have still got this phone it is great but really need an update to marshmellow or nougat because it has all the specs but just runs lollipop i belive this phone ha pottential

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  • 53north
  • LaP9
  • 25 Oct 2016

Square edges...as wide as a motoG, but not as heavy...still dead fingers after half an hour.
Snappy tho', quicker than the Jokerola.
ROOTABLE (Kingo/King)...\o/...took all crap off it.

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  • 53north
  • LaP9
  • 25 Oct 2016

tommscs, 19 Oct 2016I still can't believe this: 1. I can't view documents (pdf) downloaded. It comes up with a co... more1. I can't view documents (pdf) downloaded. It comes up with a comment ' file corrupted' or 'cannot generate PDF, format is invalid'
...change default write disk to phone? In storage settings..


2.can't view pictures transferred to my phone. I get this error message 'cannot generate thumbnail'. Pictures on WhatsApp chat get blurred after some time.
...check they have a .gif/.jpeg / .png suffix....some are downloaded as a string, just add a suffix to the end in 'rename'...copy them to phone storage?


3. Every file or folder I copied on SD card from my PC disappears once the SD card is inserted back to the phone.
...wrong format for android...download them with the phone thru ESfilebrowser?

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  • tommscs
  • Nu7W
  • 19 Oct 2016

I still can't believe this:
1. I can't view documents (pdf) downloaded. It comes up with a comment ' file corrupted' or 'cannot generate PDF, format is invalid'
2.can't view pictures transferred to my phone. I get this error message 'cannot generate thumbnail'. Pictures on WhatsApp chat get blurred after some time.
3. Every file or folder I copied on SD card from my PC disappears once the SD card is inserted back to the phone.

Please I need your help.

Many thanks

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