Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ With 6-Inch Display, Cyanogen OS Launched at MWC

By Hitesh Arora | Updated: 3 March 2015 22:12 IST

Alcatel on Monday at MWC 2015 launched a new Cyanogen OS-based smartphone in its OneTouch Hero series dubbed the Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+. At present the smartphone is heading to the US and Canada in second quarter at $299 (approximately Rs. 18,300), but global release details are unknown.

The Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ smartphone runs Cyanogen OS 11 with single-SIM (Micro-SIM) support. It features a 6-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) TFT display, and packs a 2.0GHz octa-core MediaTek MTK6592M (Cortex-A7) processor coupled with 2GB of RAM.

Along with the 5-megapixel front-facing camera, the Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ boasts of a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. The 16GB inbuilt storage on the OneTouch Hero 2+ can be expanded via microSD card (up to 32GB).

(Also see: Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ vs Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2)

Connectivity options on the Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ include 4G LTE Cat. 4, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth Smart 4.0, GPS/ A-GPS and NFC. The battery on the device is 3100mAh. The smartphone weighs 170 grams and measures 160.5x81.6x7.9mm. The phone is listed to feature a brushed aluminium/ matte metal finish.

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