Alcatel Idol Alpha

General Information

• Colors:
• Slate, Soft Gold/Matte, Soft Gold/Brushed, Pink Gold/Brushed

• Price:
• About 360 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA

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

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 900 / 2100, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - 6032A

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2013, September

• Status:
• Available. Released 2014, June

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 138 x 66.6 x 7.5 mm (5.43 x 2.62 x 0.30 in)

• Weight:
• 117.4 g (4.16 oz)

• SIM:
• Micro-SIM

Display

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

• Size:
• 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~66.3% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Asahi Dragontrail Glass, oleophobic coating

Platform

• OS:
• Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

• Chipset:
• Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)

• CPU:
• Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7

• GPU:
• PowerVR SGX544

Memory

• Card slot:
• No

• Internal:
• 16GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• 13 MP, AF

• Features:
• LED flash, panorama, HDR

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 1.3 MP

• Video:
• 720p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

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

Connectivity

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

• Bluetooth:
• 4.0, A2DP

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS

• Radio:
• FM radio, RDS

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0

Features

• Sensors:
• Accelerometer, proximity, compass

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

• Browser:
• HTML5

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 720 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)

• Talk time:
• Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)

• Music play:
• Up to 24 h