Articles tagged "Alcatel"

During the MWC, alcatel – TCL’s own smartphone brand announced a bunch of new devices, including the company’s first smartphone to run Android Go – a leaner version of Android designed to run on lower-end hardware. This Android Go-powered phone is...

The alcatel 1X was unveiled at the MWC as an 18:9 phone for the masses. Today, the company announced its plans to start selling it in India soon. Unfortunately, it didn’t go into more detail, didn't even confirm the price. The 1X runs Android 8.1...

Unconfirmed pricing info for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ suggested a price hike. A pamphlet (in Spanish) confirms the prices and even details the new camera features. The Galaxy S9 will cost €850, the S9+ will be €1,000. Ouch. We can’t help but...

TCL hasn't exactly been keeping a tight lip about its new lineup over the past few weeks. As expected, spearheading the bunch is the new alcatel 5. A flagship, if you will, although we don't really feel right referring to it like that, given it's...

There are three phones in alcatel's new 3-series and each has its own strengths. As with the others, these go all-in on 18:9 screens and leverage TCL's TV-building know-how. And unlike the alcatel 5, two of the 3-series phones have dual cameras on...

Alcatel brought some budget-conscious offerings to the MWC and we were pleasantly surprised to find out they run Android 8.1 Oreo. There's one phone, the alcatel 1X, and two tablets, both under the alcatel 1T name. As a bonus, there are two LTE...

Two alcatel phones, the 5 and the 3V, popped up on Amazon France last month, suggesting an upcoming launch. Today Alcatel USA confirmed their arrival along with a third smartphone - the alcatel 1X. All three devices will see the light of day on...

We’re already expecting alcatel to announce its new 3V flagship smartphone at the MWC, one that was teased at CES. However, the promotional video, along with some of the press materials including specs and photos have also been uncovered ahead of...

The upcoming alcatel 5 popped up on Amazon France, revealing some specs. Today the famous leakster Roland Quandt posted on Twitter a promo video, additional press renders and a complete specs sheet, including pricing and availability. The alcatel...

TCL announced the revamped structure of its alcatel smartphone lineup at CES - in broad strokes, at least. Strictly speaking, no device went official then and there, and it wasn't until January 17 when the alcatel 3C kicked things off. What we...

The alcatel 3C got the leaked press render treatment a week ago, and in the meantime it's already been officially announced in Italy. This is the first device to go official from alcatel's newly revamped roster, that was teased at CES. All of the...

alcatel is revamping its branding and product strategy this year, coming out with three distinct series - 1, 3, and 5 - all with 18:9 screens. Some of the lines will have multiple devices, and it already looks like the '3' tier will be the most...

The alcatel Idol 4S with Windows 10, also seen at some markets as the Idol 4 Pro, received several price cuts since its unveiling in Q3 2016. The free fall of the price now reached $100/C$125 on the Microsoft Store. If paying $100 is not...

CES 2018 has admittedly been quite slow in terms of smartphone announcements. This is pretty evident from all the attention Alcatel's upcoming 1, 3 and 5 Series phones received. Don't get us wrong, it's not that we think the trio will necessarily be...

At CES a couple of days ago, alcatel teased a full revamp of its smartphone roster. Gone is the Idol branding, and in are tall 18:9 displays across the board. The brand will fully unveil its 1, 3, and 5 series devices at MWC next month. Yet we've...

Parent company TCL is shaking up its аlcatel brand. It is changing the naming scheme and restructuring its portfolio to give consumers better value for money. The company is also seeking out partnership with online retailers around the world...

At IFA 2017 we saw alcatel unveiling four new phones, all of them falling in the affordable or midrange brackets. We haven’t seen a flagship since the Idol 4s with Windows Phone which was launched 18 months ago. Yet, evleaks posted a photo that...

According to market research firm Counterpoint, Apple is the top smartphone player in the UK. The stats shared by the firm reveal the Cupertino based company had a market share of 34.4% in the country in Q3. Samsung followed closely with a...

Alcatel has chimed in with anticipation of the biggest shopping weekend of the year with deals kicking off starting at midnight (Pacific Time) on Wednesday night and will end Cyber Monday night (November 27) or until supplies last. Alcatel will...

Alcatel has been keeping rather busy these past few months, with at least 12 new handsets under its belt since the beginning of 2017. That number is probably conservative if we take into account the company's flexible business model, aimed at easy...