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Alcatel Flash2 hands-on, first impressions

The Alcatel Flash2 comes in a premium packaging which is unlikely for a mid-ranger phone. Alcatel is putting up a good impression even before you unbox the device. The green and white box is stacked over the other using a thick, hard cardboard-like material.

Inside is the handset, a free flip-cover case, the USB cable and charger as well as the earphones.

The Alcatel Flash2 is a 5-inch mid-range smartphone that runs on an ARM Cortex A53 1.3GHz octa-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. Just like the Flash Plus, the positioning of the Flash 2 is a decent mid-ranger with special attention to camera features.

This is evident with the presence of a front-facing LED flash and another set of dual-tone, dual-LED flash at the back (one white and one amber color). Alcatel is putting a bright green circular marker around the lens of the rear camera to identify the series so we’re expecting future generations to sport the same camera marker.

The Alcatel Flash 2 has a nice, unique design which reminds us of the old Xperia X10 body, less the physical buttons. The multi-layer wedge-shaped body is made of solid polycarbonate material with a glossy silver trimming around it.

The power button and volume controls are found on the right side along with a dedicated camera shutter. The 3.5mm audio port is up top and the micro-USB port is at the bottom end.

The large capacitive buttons at the bottom corner are backlit and takes a significant amount of space due to the large markings.

The back side has a thin removable back cover. The unit we have on hand has a volcanic gray variant with a rough sandpaper texture that’s similar to the ones used by the OnePlus 2.

The front-facing camera has a 5-megapixel sensor that is paired with a single LED flash. The flash can also be easily adjusted to 3 levels of brightness, depending on the amount of light you will need for your selfies.

Alcatel used a Samsung ISOCELL sensor with a 13MP rear camera with Phase Detection Auto Focus.

Image quality of the Flash 2 is very close and oftentimes even better than the ones taken by the Flash Plus (will post sample photos and videos once they’re completely uploaded).

The Flash 2 uses a power efficient ARM Cortex A53 processor with 8 cores, each running at a maximum clock speed of 1.3GHz. AnTuTu benchmark gave it a score in the range of 36,000+ which is within the vicinity of the scores of the Nexus 5 and LG G3.

The 3,000mAh battery can be accessed from the back side when you peel off the cover but can only be detached by removing two micro-screws that hold them in place. With the Cortex A53 powering the device, we’re looking at a really good battery life in our final tests.

Running Android 5.1 Lollipop, the Flash2 has a simple UI and almost negligible customizations done that it’s practically running Android Vanilla UI. The octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM allows for smooth navigation and responsive over-all experience.

Alcatel Flash 2 specs:
5.0-inch IPS LCD @ 1280×720 pixels
Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Mediatek MK6753 1.3GHz octa-core processor
ARM Mali-T720 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Up to 64GB via microSD card
3G, HSPA+, LTE Cat. 4
Dual-SIM, dual LTE
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS with aGPS support
13MP AF rear camera, f/2.0 24mm, with dual-LED, dual-tone flash
5MP front-facing AF camera with LED flash, 1/4″ sensor size
3,000mAh Li-Po battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop
Volcanic Grey, Mica White

The Alcatel Flash2 will retail for only Php6,190 and will be available exclusively from Lazada Philippines on September 30. You can purchase it by visiting its page here .

You can also read our interview here: 5 Questions we dare ask about the Alcatel Flash2.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

23 Responses

  1. Avatar for Luciferbui Luciferbui says:

    Where I can buy it? Can you tell me?

  2. Avatar for giant giant says:

    Para sa mga pinoy. There’s a rumor that alcatel company, leaves their units unupdated and stocked. Is it true? Shete! Plano ko bili talaga to eh, kaya lang humahadlang sakin yung mga cons na ganto. Thanks sa sasagot.

  3. Avatar for Roni Roni says:

    Nobody bother to ask What is the dimension of this phone?

  4. Avatar for Simon Que Simon Que says:

    Will it be sold offline?

  5. Avatar for Simon Que Simon Que says:

    Will the flash 2 be available in brick and mortar stores?

  6. Avatar for OHTEEJEE OHTEEJEE says:

    I think there is an error in the specs sheet… MT6753 not MT6735.

  7. Avatar for Vincent Maldia Vincent Maldia says:

    its mediatek based. Is the GPS any good? Rule of thumb is for mediatek GPS takes 5-30 minutes to get a lock and the GPs antenna is much weaker

  8. Avatar for reimon reimon says:

    Is Dragontrail Glass on par with Corning Gorilla Glass 3? And any comments about MediaTek MT6753 or Alcatel as a whole about software updates?

  9. Avatar for waitingforgold waitingforgold says:

    Flash 2 Plus, h3ll, bring out the Flash 3 already!!

  10. Avatar for reimon reimon says:

    Is Dragontrail Glass on par with Corning Gorilla Glass 3?

    • Avatar for www.kusina101.com www.kusina101.com says:

      might help

      https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/facts-misconception-about-gorilla-dragontrail-glass.228734/

  11. Avatar for Zesto Zesto says:

    Any rumors when will the Flash 2 Plus be released?

  12. Avatar for Red Red says:

    Ayos to ah. The best talaga mga Flash phone ng Alcatel . At may release date agad kumpara naman sa Redmi Note 2 na hindi natin alam kung kailan dadating. Nasira Note 3 ko to nalang ipapalit to. Tipid tipid muna dahil may mas priority pagastusan kaysa sa pambili smartphone. Review sana soon or bago mag 30 para makapagdecide muna kung bbli ba or hindi.

  13. Avatar for WC WC says:

    So when is the Flash Plus Variant going to get Lollipop?….. That unit put Alcatel on the map…

    • Avatar for Abe Olandres Abe Olandres says:

      Details answered in this interview — https://www.yugatech.com/mobile/5-questions-we-dared-to-ask-about-the-alcatel-flash2/

  14. Avatar for KYLIE JENNER KYLIE JENNER says:

    They should made the screen like 5.5′

  15. Avatar for Easy E Easy E says:

    Parang near-pure lollipop yan ah. Walang lewa, nice!

  16. Avatar for The Flash The Flash says:

    eto na :D

  17. Avatar for Nathan Jedrick Dy Nathan Jedrick Dy says:

    Its a hit from Alcatel once again. Rumored that they will be releasing for Lazada again. Hope that the price stated will be trimed down again just like the Alcatel Flash Plus which hits the online shopping world.

    Goodluck Flashers!

  18. Avatar for Ken Ken says:

    does it have a led notification light? how thick is it?

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