Alcatel 5 is a new mid ranged smartphone with impressive specifications such as 18:9 display, Dual Selfie Camera, 4G VoLTE support and more. Priced at $235 approximately, it comes out of the box running Android 7.1 Nougat operating system and supports Dual SIM connectivity. There’s also a Fingerprint sensor on the phone adding extra security layer to the device and data stored on it.
On the front we get a 5.7 inch HD+ IPS 2.5D curved glass display with 1440 x 720 pixels resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. Alcatel has powered the phone with Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 (4 x 1.5GHz A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz A53) processor with Mali T860 GPU and 3GB of RAM making the phone good enough for smoother multitasking and faster performance. As per storage, it carries internal 16GB only memory but there is an expansion slot for microSD card to expand the storage.
Under camera section, Alcatel 5 has a 12 Megapixel primary camera with dual-tone LED flash and 5P lens on the rear facing, while on the front we get a 13 Megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash along with the Secondary 5 Megapixel camera having 120° super wide-angle lens and 1.4μm pixel size. The phone supports 4G VoLTE connectivity along with WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS and USB 2.0 Type-C. It is backed up with 3000mAh battery.
Alcatel 5 Specifications:
- Android 7.1 Nougat OS
- Dual SIM Support
- Fingerprint sensor
- 5.7 inch HD+ 18:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display
- 1440 x 720 pixels resolution
- Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 (4 x 1.5GHz A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz A53) processor with Mali T860 GPU
- 3GB of RAM
- 16GB internal storage memory, Expandable using microSD card
- 12 Megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and 5P lens
- 13 Megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash, 5 Megapixel secondary camera with 120° super wide-angle lens, 1.4μm pixel size
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS and USB 2.0 Type-C
- 3000mAh battery
To get the best out of your Alcatel 5, you must download some external tools such as its PC Suite and most recent USB Drivers. These are free but important tools taking just a single click to download. PC Suite helps you to backup the entire phone with all its contents in a single file which can be used anytime to Restore back the device without loosing any file. This is very helpful when something gets wrong with the phone and you didn’t get the time to prevent data loss. PC Suite even keeps all information and data safe such as contacts, bookmarks, appointments, calendar, notes, etc by Syncing them with PC, MS Office Outlook, Google, Microsoft and other clouds too.
Furthermore, using this PC Suite you can also keep your phone optimized with latest firmware and security patches. It even lets you share mobile internet to PCs instantly over USB cable. PC suite also syncs all your personal stuffs such as video, pictures, music and documents between phone and PC. Lots more to do. PC Suite is the best tool you can have to manage your phone more effectively and comfortably. Similarly, USB Driver is must because without drivers you just wont be able to connect your phone with any Computer. It is also necessary while Rooting or installing any Custom ROM on your Alcatel 5.