El Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 it has been carried out successfully in Las Vegas, United States. Various device manufacturers have announced, introduced and launched various products, as has now been done by TLC, the company that owns the Alcatel brand.
This firm is usually always present at the important event, year after year. On this occasion, two new smartphones have been unveiled by their spokespersons. We talk about Alcatel 1X (2019) and Alcatel 1C (2019), two terminals that are shown as the renewal of their old variants. Know them!
Alcatel 1x (2019)
This is a successor to last year's model. The new model comes with a number of updates, regarding the design and even some important specifications, but if you are expecting a significant improvement in performance, you will be disappointed, as comes with the same Mediatek MT6739 processor used by the previous model. However, the SoC now has a higher speed, 1.5 GHz. In relation, it comes with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage space, which can be expanded via microSD card up to 128 GB.
The Alcatel 1x (2019) now has a Larger and sharper 5.5-inch diagonal HD + display with 83% screen-to-body ratio. This is covered by Asahi's Dragontrail glass (2.5D). It still has a 13 MP rear camera, but it is now supplemented by a 2 MP secondary sensor to capture depth of field details for portrait images.
The 8-megapixel front camera on last year's model was swapped out for a 5-megapixel sensor that supports facial recognition; it is accompanied with an LED flash. There will be a variant with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and another without it. The phone will also have support for NFC, hybrid dual SIM card (nano only), Bluetooth 4.2 and FM radio.
The 1x (2019) is still distributed with Android 8.1 oreo like its predecessor, but it comes with a larger 3.000 mAh capacity battery.
Price and Availability
TCL will launch the phone in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America later this quarter and will be sold for 120 euros, although more details about its exact date of commercialization must be awaited.
It will be available in Pebble Blue and Pebble Black in a finish that is scratch and slip resistant and also hides fingerprint smudges.
Alcatel 1C (2019)
The Alcatel 1C (2019) is a more demure phone with Android Go as the operating system. This model comes with a 5 inch screen length, which provides a resolution of 960 x 48 pixels and an 18:90 aspect ratio. It's also covered in a 2.5D Dragontrail glass and has a micro-textured finish on the back that is slip-resistant and provides a comfortable grip in the hand.
The 1C is powered by the Spreadtrum SC7731E, a quad-core processor with a maximum clock speed of 1.3 GHz. There is 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of storage space - expandable via microSD up to 32 GB maximum. The rear camera is a 5 MP resolution fixed focus sensor, with f / 2.4 aperture, which is interpolated at 8 MP, while the front camera is a 2 MP sensor interpolated at 5 MP. There are a plethora of camera modes, including a Social Mode, which makes it easy to share to social media.
The terminal has support for dual SIM (nano only), Bluetooth 4.2 and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. In turn, it has a 2,000 mAh battery capacity without support for fast charging. It also does not support 4G LTE connectionbut it has an FM radio, a 3.5mm audio jack, and an LED flash. It runs on Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition) and will be available in Volcano Black and Enamel Blue.
Price and Availability
The Alcatel 1C (2019) is priced at 70 euros and will be launched in the markets of Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. As can be seen, its availability will be global. It will arrive soon, although it is not known exactly when.
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To be entry-level they do not have an aspect that of feeling of "cheap". Point for Alcatel, which continues to take great care in the design of its terminals.
In terms of technical characteristics, for that price they seem like an interesting option for a user looking for a simple and cheap mobile that performs well.