Alcatel announces One Touch Idol 2 and Idol 2 Mini

The French and Chinese based smartphone manufacturer, Alcatel has introduced and updated their current Idol line-up with two new Android smartphone from the new Idol Series 2, named Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 (from the above picture) and One Touch Idol 2 Mini.

We have a limited list of specifications to share with you, at the moment. The new companys new middle-end smartphone, the One Touch Idol 2 has got a Quad-Core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, five-inches IPS screen of 720 pixels resolution display, eight megapixels primary camera with LED flash light, 1.3 megapixels secondary camera on the front, Near Field Communication (NFC), 3G and 4G LTE Cat4 connectivity supports on board and running Androids version 4.3 Jelly Bean out of the box, upgradeable to 4.4 KitKat in future. The 3G version of the handset costs about 274 USD, while the One Touch Idol 2 S with 4G networks goes up to $342.

Next up is the Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini, sporting the same 1.2GHz Quad-Core processor, 4.5-inches qHD screen, eight megapixels primary shooter accompanied with a two megapixels front facer, again the same NFC, 3G and 4G LTE connections, with Androids version 4.3 Jelly Bean that can be upgradeable to 4.4 KitKat. Both the new phones are about 7.3 millimeters thick on scale, where the 3G model of Idol 2 Mini is priced at 232 United States Dollars and 4G LTE version with the S branding will cost you $287.

Source: Engadget