Alcatel One Touch is the Hero with a price of 350 euros which is not cheap - even the better known Samsung Note 3 Neo costs less. What can thus attract the Hero? For one shows off the upper class phablet with a sharp six-inch display, on the other hand the giant with high quality finish.
The One Touch Hero feels classy: The frosted, slightly rubberized surface of the housing gives an impression of premium quality.
The Hero delivers on the large six-inch display a remarkable Full HD(1080p) display. The display brightness (534 cd / m²) is sufficient for viewing in sunlight and when viewed from the side it distort the colors slightly. Thus, it radiates much brighter than the Samsung Galaxy S5 (437 cd / m²) and as bright as the iPhone 5S (543 cd / m²). Alcatel installed a brisk basically quad-core processor (MediaTek MT6589) clocked at 1.51 GHz with the PowerVR SGX544MP graphics card for smooth display even in demanding games.
The memory is not expandable, It has a 16 GB of fixed storage which is not sufficient for a modern smartphone in this price range. On the other hand with 2 GB of memory offers the Hero enough ways to use a lot of applications in parallel. The radio interface in which Alcatel remains cautious: no LTE, no WLAN ac, instead it uses the old accustomed UMTS with speed up to 42.2 Mbps and the current wireless n adapter. After all, the current Bluetooth version 4.0 is here and the user can use two SIM cards simultaneously with the latest Android 4.2.2.
Unfortunately, it is not the expensive solution of Wacom which is used in Samsung Galaxy Note 3. The Wacom technology detects through a magnetic field, if the pin is located above the display. This input is more accurate even without contact. The plastic chopsticks in Hero however only detects an input when the pen touches the screen.
Alcatel One Touch returns with a good smartphone at a high price. The display quality and long battery life, leave nothing to be desired. The included stylus brings no added value and LTE is missing. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo which houses a wacom digitizer is even cheaper than the Alcatel One Touch hero . As long as the sale price of the Galaxy Note is 3 Neo cheaper than the Hero, there is no reason to buy the Alcatel One Touch Hero.
Design
The One Touch Hero feels classy: The frosted, slightly rubberized surface of the housing gives an impression of premium quality.
Top technology with a hook
The Hero delivers on the large six-inch display a remarkable Full HD(1080p) display. The display brightness (534 cd / m²) is sufficient for viewing in sunlight and when viewed from the side it distort the colors slightly. Thus, it radiates much brighter than the Samsung Galaxy S5 (437 cd / m²) and as bright as the iPhone 5S (543 cd / m²). Alcatel installed a brisk basically quad-core processor (MediaTek MT6589) clocked at 1.51 GHz with the PowerVR SGX544MP graphics card for smooth display even in demanding games.
Shortage of memory
The memory is not expandable, It has a 16 GB of fixed storage which is not sufficient for a modern smartphone in this price range. On the other hand with 2 GB of memory offers the Hero enough ways to use a lot of applications in parallel. The radio interface in which Alcatel remains cautious: no LTE, no WLAN ac, instead it uses the old accustomed UMTS with speed up to 42.2 Mbps and the current wireless n adapter. After all, the current Bluetooth version 4.0 is here and the user can use two SIM cards simultaneously with the latest Android 4.2.2.
Pen instead of finger
Unfortunately, it is not the expensive solution of Wacom which is used in Samsung Galaxy Note 3. The Wacom technology detects through a magnetic field, if the pin is located above the display. This input is more accurate even without contact. The plastic chopsticks in Hero however only detects an input when the pen touches the screen.
Conclusion
Alcatel One Touch returns with a good smartphone at a high price. The display quality and long battery life, leave nothing to be desired. The included stylus brings no added value and LTE is missing. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo which houses a wacom digitizer is even cheaper than the Alcatel One Touch hero . As long as the sale price of the Galaxy Note is 3 Neo cheaper than the Hero, there is no reason to buy the Alcatel One Touch Hero.
Specs
Network | 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Micro-SIM) |
Build | 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) |
DISPLAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 6.0 inches (~367 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Oleophobic coating |
MEMORY | External | microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version) |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 8 GB (single SIM)/ 16 GB (dual SIM), 2 GB RAM |
DATA | GPRS | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Yes | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 11 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP | |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
CAMERA | Primary | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, Auto focus, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
| Secondary | 2 MP, 720p |
FEATURES | OS | Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Mediatek MT6589 | |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7 | |
| Graphics | PowerVR SGX544 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro , proximity | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
BATTERY | Li-Ion 3400mAh battery (Non-removable) |
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