Alcatel has introduced two new smartphones at CES 2019 which are called Alcatel 1C (2019) and Alcatel 1X (2019). Both of them come with a budget price tag.
The Alcatel 1C (2019) price is just €70 and will soon land in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Europe. The Alcatel 1X (2019) on the other hand costs $120/€120 and will be available this quarter in North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa
The Alcatel 1C (2019) runs on Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition). It does not include any fingerprint sensor. It is just 9.95mm thick and sports a 5.3-inch FullView display with FWVGA+ resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. It has 1.3GHz quad-core SoC, 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM and 200mAh battery. It has 5MP front 8MP rear shooter.
The Alcatel 1X (2019) runs on basic Android 8.1 Oreo OS. It has rear facing fingerprint sensor and a slightly larger 5.5-inch full view display with HD+ resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood is a quad-core MediaTek SoC and 2GB RAM with 16GB ROM. At the front side is an 8MP shooter while the back side features in 16MP and 2MP dual rear cameras. It supports 4G VoLTE and is powered by 3000mAh battery.
- Dimensions: 136.6 x 65.3 x 9.95 mm
- Weight: 148 grams
- Finishing: Micro texturing with polished finish on tooling
- Operating System: Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition)
- SIM Card: Dual Nano SIM slots
- Display: 5.3-inch 2.5D Dragontrail glass FullView display with 960 x 480 pixels FWVGA+ resolution, 18:9 aspect ratio, multi-touch
- Processor: 1.3GHz quad-core UnisoC SC7731E processor with Mali-T820 MP1 GPU
- RAM: 1GB
- Storage: 8GB built-in, expandable up to 32GB using MicroSD card
- Front Camera: 2MP (Interpolated to 5MP) with LCD flash, F/2.4 Aperture, 1/5-inch Sensor size, 1.12μm pixel size, 720p video capture
- Rear Camera: 5MP (Interpolated to 8MP) with LED Flash, Fixed Focus, F/2.4 Aperture, 1/5-inch sensor size, 1.12μm pixel size, HDR, video stabilization, 720p video recording at 30fps
- Battery: 2000 mAh (Charging time less than 4 hours, 280 hours 3G standby)
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth V4.2, MicroUSB V2.0, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity (by SW)
- Dimensions: 146.35 x 68.8 x 8.3 mm
- Weight: 130 grams
- Finishing: Pebble paint
- Operating System: Android 8.1 Oreo
- SIM Card: Hybrid Dual SIM slots (Nano + Nano / MicroSD)
- Display: 5.5-inch 2.5D Dragontrail glass FullView display with 1440 x 720 pixels HD+ resolution, 18:9 aspect ratio, multi-touch
- Processor: 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6739ww processor with IMG PowerVR GE8100 GPU
- RAM: 2GB
- Storage: 16GB built-in, expandable up to 128GB using MicroSD card
- Front Camera: 5MP (Interpolated to 8MP) with LED Flash, Fixed Focus, F/2.4 Aperture, 1/5-inch sensor size, 1.12μm pixel size, HDR, video stabilization, 720p video recording at 30fps, Face Key
- Rear Camera: 13MP (Interpolated to 16MP, F/2.0 Aperture, 1.3-inch Sensor size, 1.12μm pixel size) + 2MP (F/2.4 Aperture, 1.5-inch Sensor size, 1.65μm pixel size). supports Burst shots, bokeh, light trace, night mode, panorama, real-time photo videos, refocus,time-lapse, EIS
- Battery: 3000 mAh (Charging time less than 3 hours 30 mins, 420 hours 4G standby)
- Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth V4.2, MicroUSB V2.0, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS, NFC, 3.5mm jack
- Sensors: Fingerprint sensor, Light, Accelerometer, Proximity