Alcatel Launches One Touch Idol Alpha, Idol S and Idol mini Phones atIFA

Alcatel launches not one but three new android smartphones at IFA, Berlin 2013. They are named Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha, One Touch Idol S and One Touch Idol Mini. The phones were already listed in the Alcatel site few days backs.



The difference between Idol Alpha and Idol S is the Processor. Alpha phone is powered by a quad core processor while Idol S is powered by a dual core processor. Alpha boasts 2 GB of RAM while Idol features a 1GB RAM. Idol Alpha has a superior 12.1 MP rear camera while the rear camera in Idol S is 8 MP. The screen size are resolution are identical in both phones. Both phones features 4.7 inch IPS HD display (720x1280 pixels). Internal storage of Alpha is 16 GB while that of Idol S is 4G expandable up to 32 GB using microSD card.

Idol mini is a smaller phone with 4.3-inch FWVGA display (480x854 pixels). The processor, however, is a 1.3GHz dual-core processor. RAM size is less at 512 MB. The phone comes in Single and double SIM Variants.

Let us look into the specifications and features of each of these phones.

Alcatel One Touch Idol Alpha phone features are listed below:

• 4.7 inch IPS HD display (720x1280 pixels)


• 1.2GHz quad-core processor


• 2 GB of RAM


• Android 4.2 jelly bean OS


• 12.1-megapixel rear camera


• LED flash


• 1.3 MP front camera


• 16 GB of internal storage


• 2000mAh battery.


• Single SIM

Alcatel One Touch Idol S features and specifications are as follows

• 4.7 inch IPS HD display (720x1280 pixels)


• Dragontrail Glass with oleophobic coating


• 1.2GHz dual-core processor


• 1GB of RAM


• 8 MP Rear Camera


• LED flash


• 1.3 MP front camera


• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, DLNA, GPS/ aGPS and 3G


• 4 GB expandable internal storage memory


• microSD


• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS

Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini features and specifications

• 4.3-inch FWVGA display (480x854 pixels)


• 1.3GHz dual-core processor


• 512 MB of RAM


• Single and Dual SIM variants offered


• 4 GB of expandable internal storage for Single SIM Phone, 8 GB for Double SIM variant


• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ aGPS and 3G


• 5 MP rear camera


• LED flash


• VGA front camera


• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

The price of the Idol phones are not yet revealed by the company. One Touch Idol S and Idol mini will be rolled out this month itself. The One Touch Idol Alpha is expected to roll out during the 4th quarter of 2013.