French smartphone maker, Alcatel has announced 3 new smartphones at the ongoing MWC 2017. The 3 newly announced smartphones are Alcatel A3, U5 and A5 LED. The company also announced a new 2-in-1 Tablet, Alcatel PLUS running on windows 10.
The Alcatel A5 LED comes with a unique back panel with LED panel that lights up with colors in different patterns, you can assign different LED cover patterns for incoming calls, messages, alarms, and social media alerts. The LED back cover is removable and Alcatel is also offering other cover options like a battery pack and a speaker back.
Alcatel A5 LED Specs
- 5.2″ IPS HD display
- 1.5GHz MediaTek MT6753 processor(Octa-Core)
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage with sd card support
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 2800mAh battery
- 8MP rear camera with AF, aperture f/2.0, dual tone flash
- 5MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n,BT 4.2, GPS, A-GPS, Micro USB 2.0
Alcatel A3 Specs
- 5 inch IPS HD display
- 1.25GHz Octa-Core processor
- 1.5GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage with sd card support
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 13-megapixel rear camera
- 5-megapixel front camera
- 2460mAh battery
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n,BT 4.2, GPS, A-GPS, Micro USB 2.0
Alcatel U5 Specs
- 5-inch FWVGA display
- 1.1 GHz processor Quad core processor
- 1GB RAM
- 8GB internal storage with sd card support
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Fingerprint scanner
- 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
- 2-megapixel front camera
- 2050mAh battery
- Thickness:9.95 mm
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4G LTE support
Alcatel PLUS 12 2-in-1
The PLUS 12 tablet is a tab running on Windows 10, it also comes with a keyboard which is powered by Qualcomm MDM9207 and has 128MB of RAM. It has a 2580mAh battery and features a full-size USB-A port for connectivity. The detachable keyboard supports 4G LTE and Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 15 devices.Alcatel PLUS 12 2-in-1 Specs
- 11.6-inch full HD display
- Intel Celeron N3350 processor
- 4GB RAM
- 32GB eMMC SSD and 32GB microSD card, sd card support up to 128GB
- Windows 10 OS
- 5 megapixel rear camera
- 26.8WHr battery
- Thickness: 7.9mm
- 4G, WiFi, USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack, and a Micro-HDMI port
Pricing and availability of all these devices are not known yet. Follow us on twitter for more coverage from MWC 2017.
But these were only a fraction of what was announced during MWC 2017 and below you will find a full rundown of everything that happened this past week in Barcelona.