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Alcatel One Touch Idol S and One Touch Idol Mini smartphones launched

Alcatel One Touch Idol S and One Touch Idol Mini smartphones launched

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 6 September 2013 12:55 IST

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Alcatel has quietly listed two new smartphones, One Touch Idol S and One Touch Idol Mini on its official website.

The Alcatel One Touch Idol S comes with a 4.7-inch IPS HD display with 720x1280 pixels resolution and features Dragontrail Glass with oleophobic coating. The smartphone is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. The One Touch Idol S sports an 8-megapixel rear camera accompanied by an LED flash and is capable of recording full-HD videos. It also comes with a 1.3-megapixel front camera. The smartphone runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The device has 4GB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, DLNA, GPS/ aGPS and 3G. Alcatel One Touch Idol S comes in three colour variants - Slate, Fresh Rose and Cherry Red.

On the other hand, the Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini features a 4.3-inch FWVGA display with 480x854 pixels resolution. It is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor along with 512MB RAM. The Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini comes in two variants - single-SIM and dual-SIM. The internal storage on the single-SIM variant is 4GB, which can be expanded up to 32GB, while the dual-SIM variant comes with 8GB of non-expandable storage. Connectivity options on the device include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ aGPS and 3G. The device sports a 5-megapixel rear camera accompanied by an LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. The One Touch Idol Mini will run on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It will also come in three colour variants - Slate, Silver and Cranberry Pink.

Alcatel has also launched a tablet, the Alcatel One Touch Evo 8 HD. The tablet comes with an 8-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels and runs Android 4.2. It is powered by dual-core processor clocked at 1.6GHz along with 1GB of RAM.

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Alcatel One Touch Idol S key specifications

4.7-inch IPS HD display with 720x1280 pixels resolution
1.2GHz dual-core processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card
8-megapixel rear camera
1.3-megapixel front-facing camera
3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini key specifications

4.3-inch FWVGA display with 480x854 pixels resolution
1.3GHz dual-core processor
512MB RAM
4GB internal storage, expandable up to 32GB (single SIM)
8GB internal storage, non-expandable (dual SIM)
5-megapixel rear camera
VGA front-facing camera
3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Alcatel One Touch Idol S

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 4.70-inch

Processor 1.2GHz dual-core

Front Camera 1.3-megapixel

Rear Camera 8-megapixel

RAM 1GB

Storage 4GB

OS Android 4.2

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 4.30-inch

Processor 1.3GHz dual-core

Front Camera 0.3-megapixel

Rear Camera 5-megapixel

RAM 512MB

Storage 8GB

Battery Capacity 1700mAh

OS Android 4.2

Resolution 480x854 pixels

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