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Alcatel outs Idol 5, Idol 5S, A7, and A7 XL

Recently, Alcatel officially unveiled four new devices at IFA 2017 in Berlin– namely, the Idol 5, Idol 5S, A7, and A7 XL.

Alcatel Idol 5 specs:
5.2-inch LTPS IPS LCD display @ 1920 x 1080 pixels (423ppi)
1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6753
Mali-T720MP3 GPU
3GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Expandable up to 256GB via microSD
13 MP f/2.0, phase detection autofocus rear camera with Dial Tone LED flash
5 MP f/2.4 front camera
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Fingerprint scanner
Micro-USB 2.0
Android 7.1 Nougat
2800mAh battery
148 x 73 x 7.5 mm
155 g
Alcatel Idol 5S specs:
5.2-inch Full HD TFT IPS display
2.5D curved glass with Oleophobic coating
2.0GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625
Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable via microSD up to 512GB
12MP f/2.0 1.25um OmniVision OV12870 rear camera with Dual Tone LED Flash, EIS
8MP OmniVision OV8865 f/2.0 front camera
4G LTE with VoLTE support
Dual-band WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.1
GPS, A-GPS
Dual 3.6-watt front-facing speakers
Fingerprint Scanner
Android 7.1 Nougat
2620mAh battery
147.3 x 71.12 x 7.6 mm
148 g

Alcatel A7 specs:
5.5-inch LTPS IPS display @ 1920 x 1080 pixels (401ppi)
Mediatek MT6750T Octa-core processor
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Expandable up to 128GB via microSD
16MP f/2.0, phase detection autofocus rear camera with dual-LED (dual tone) flash
8MP front camera with LED flash
4G LTE
Dual SIM (nano-SIM)
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS
Micro-USB 2.0
Fingerprint scanner
Android 7.0 Nougat
4000mAh battery
152.7 x 76.5 x 9 mm
164 g

Alcatel A7 XL specs:
6.0-inch LTPS IPS display @ 1920 x 1080 pixels (367ppi)
Mediatek MT6750T Octa-core processor
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Expandable up to 32GB via microSD
12 MP + 2 MP phase detection autofocus dual rear camera with dual-LED (dual tone) flash
5MP front camera with LED flash
4G LTE
Single/Dual SIM
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS
Micro-USB 2.0
Fingerprint scanner
Android 7.0 Nougat
4000mAh battery
159.6 x 81.5 x 8.7 mm
175 g

The Idol 5 and A7 are both currently available in Europe– with the Idol 5 priced at €239 (~Php14,476.58) and the A7 at €229 (~Php18,110.87). Idol 5S, on the other hand, will soon be available in Europe with a price of €399.99 (~Php24,227.98) while the A7 XL will be released in November throughout Europe and will also make its way in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the APAC region. It will approximately be priced at €279.99 (~Php16,959.4).

Source: Android Headlines, The Verge

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