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Alcatel One Touch Idol X

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Pros

  • The screen is very bright and with good reflection coating
  • the phone has been solid in terms of battery life
  • Viewing angles are also very good with no noticeable colour shifts

Cons

  • dust and pocket lint gets trapped towards the end really easily instead of being simply
  • color saturation seems a bit subdued and the the tones themselves a
  • is very hard with trimmed fingernails

Key specs

  • 13.1 Mpx
  • 5 in
  • 1920, 1080 px
  • IPS LCD
  • 441 ppi
  • 2000 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 2.1 Mpx

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Alcatel One Touch Idol X - Pros & Cons

Alcatel One Touch Idol X

Pros

  • The screen is very bright and with good reflection coating
  • the phone has been solid in terms of battery life
  • Viewing angles are also very good with no noticeable colour shifts
  • it performs pretty well
  • simpler and easier to use
  • decent
  • reliable and stable version
  • image quality of the camera is decent as well
  • smartphone performs pretty well
  • Google Android telephone app has always been easy to use
  • reception quality is superb

Cons

  • dust and pocket lint gets trapped towards the end really easily instead of being simply
  • color saturation seems a bit subdued and the the tones themselves a
  • is very hard with trimmed fingernails
  • SIM cards were very difficult to inset into their slots
  • the glossy plastic back is a fingerprint magnet
  • lack of connectivity support
  • fingerprint prone and somewhat slippery nature
  • Alcatel does not utilize the entire sensor size
  • the entire sensor size of the rear sensor is not being utilized
  • Software Still not closer to Android 4
  • only a few apps support all eight cores

Alcatel One Touch Idol X - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
2000 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
441 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.5 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Alcatel One Touch Idol X - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 4.2
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6589
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544
RAM memory2 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution13.1 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Burst Modeyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height5.53 in
Width2.66 in
Depth0.27 in
Weight4.59 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh
Standby time340.0 h
Talk time7.0 h
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Display
Screen size5.0 in
Panel typeLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
Pixel density441.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution2.1 Mpx
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • Yellow
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes

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Alcatel One Touch Idol X Alcatel - Editorial Reviews (7)

3.9
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Alcatel One Touch Idol X Alcatel Onetouch Idol X+ Review
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Alphr
Published: 05.03.2015
Alcatel Onetouch Idol X+ Review
3.0

The last Alcatel smartphone we reviewed was the Onetouch Idol S, which impressed us with its great screen, reasonable performance and 4G capabilities – all for an attractively low price. See also: The best smartphones of 2015 The Idol X+ is

Alcatel One Touch Idol X Alcatel One Touch Idol X+ Smartphone Review
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Notebookcheck
Published: 22.05.2014
Alcatel One Touch Idol X+ Smartphone Review
4.2

In-depth review of the Alcatel One Touch Idol X+ (Mediatek MT6592, ARM Mali-450 MP4, 5 inches, 0.1 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks and evaluations

Alcatel One Touch Idol X Alcatel OneTouch Idol X+ gets an eight-core workout (hands-on)
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CNET
Published: 08.01.2014
Alcatel OneTouch Idol X+ gets an eight-core workout (hands-on)

Nothing says 'overachiever' quite like this Android smartphone's octa-core CPU. We check out the phone here at CES.

Alcatel One Touch Idol X Alcatel One Touch Idol X review
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TechRadar
Published: 10.12.2013
Alcatel One Touch Idol X review
4.0

A mid-price, high spec smartphone

Alcatel One Touch Idol X Alcatel One Touch Idol X
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Trusted Reviews
Published: 11.03.2013
Alcatel One Touch Idol X

With the One Touch Idol X Alcatel have managed to cram a premium 5-inch phone into a sleek and sexy chassis. Will it be worth the money though?

Alcatel One Touch Idol X Alcatel One Touch Idol X Review
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Phone Arena
Published: 30.09.2013
Alcatel One Touch Idol X Review
4.3

Alcatel is back to cooking Android phones with a vengeance, and its One Touch Idol X is shaped to be one of the most affordable and well-equipped Full HD 5-inchers, not to mention the dual SIM option it offers. From this season's flagship specs list Alcatel skimped only on the relatively weak MediaTek processor, while the rest are top-shelf ingredients – big Full HD display, 2 GB of RAM, 13 MP camera - all wrapped up in a slim and light body. This fine and dandy on paper, but are we getting a high-end experience for a mid-range price in reality? Read on to find out...

Alcatel One Touch Idol X Alcatel OneTouch Idol X+ review
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Android Authority
Published: 02.05.2014
Alcatel OneTouch Idol X+ review

With the competition in this price segment getting stiffer, how does latest Alcatel offering fare? We find out in this Alcatel One Touch Idol X+ review!