Alcatel has launched the One Touch Idol and Idol Ultra smartphones in India, which are supposedly the lightest and slimmest (respectively) devices in their segments. Both run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
Called the ‘slimmest’ phone in the category, at 6.45mm thick, the Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra is priced at Rs. 21,000. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor along with 1GB RAM. It also has 16GB of built-in storage, which cannot be expanded. It sports a 4.7-inch 720×1280 pixel AMOLED screen with 16 million colours. The screen also comes along with an oleophobic coating, which makes it screen fingerprint resistant. The phone is equipped with 1,800mAh battery that is rated to deliver up to 12 hours of talktime, and 400 hours of standby time.
The One Touch Idol Ultra also has an 8MP autofocus rear camera with LED flash that is capable of recording videos up to 1080p. The phone also has a 1.3 megapixel camera at the front. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The phone is available in black and red colour options, and weighs in at 115 grams.
Called the ‘lightest’ phone in the category, at 110 grams, the Alcatel One Touch Idol is available for Rs. 15,800. It has a 4.7-inch IPS LCD display with an oleophobic coating and a 540×960 pixel resolution. It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core MT6577 processor coupled 512MB of RAM. In addition, it is equipped with an 8MP autofocus rear camera with LED flash and HD video recording. It has a 2MP camera at the front. The One Touch Idol boasts of 4GB built-in storage, expandable up to 32GB using a microSD card. It is powered by an 1,800 mAh battery that is rated to deliver up to 7 hours of talk time, and 415 hours of standby time. It is available in 4 colour variants i.e, silver, slate, cranberry pink and red, and is 7.9mm thick.
One Touch Idol Ultra (left) and One Touch Idol (right)
The company has plans on launching a dual-SIM version of the Alcatel One Touch Idol, the price of which has not been declared yet.
Besides a plethora of features, the One Touch Idol and One Touch Idol Ultra will also be featured in the upcoming Iron Man 3 movie releasing on April 27. In an attempt to lure buyers, Alcatel has collaborated with Idea Cellular to give buyers an affordable 3G plan, with 1GB of 3G data and 3 months of Idea TV subscription with a recharge of Rs. 261 for prepaid customers, and the same offer for postpaid customers, at Rs. 259.