Alcatel Hero

General Information

• Colors:
• Black, White

• Price:
• About 370 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 900 / 2100

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2013, September

• Status:
• Available. Released 2014, January

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 158.5 x 80.6 x 8.5 mm (6.24 x 3.17 x 0.33 in)

• Weight:
• 177.6 g (6.24 oz)

• SIM:
• Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by), Stylus

Display

• Type:
• IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~77.7% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Oleophobic coating

Platform

• OS:
• Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

• Chipset:
• Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)

• CPU:
• Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7

• GPU:
• PowerVR SGX544

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model

• Internal:
• 8GB (single SIM)/ 16GB (dual SIM), 2GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• 13 MP, AF

• Features:
• LED flash, panorama

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 2 MP

• Video:
• 720p

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 4.0, A2DP

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

• Radio:
• Stereo FM radio, RDS

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0

Features

• Sensors:
• Accelerometer, gyro (optional), proximity

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)

• Talk time:
• Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)

Tests

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: 975:1 (nominal), 2.272 (sunlight)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Audio quality:
• Noise -77.7dB / Crosstalk -75.6dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 55h