Alcatel 5, 3V and 1X to be launched on February 24

Alcatel is gearing up to launch three new smartphones in the market on February 24.

| Updated: Friday, February 16, 2018, 16:34 [IST]

TCL licensed brand Alcatel, is gearing up to launch three new smartphones in the market soon. Dubbed as Alcatel 5, Alcatel 3V and Alcatel 1X these smartphones are coming just before the Samsung launch day and ahead of MWC 2018. The company has officially announced and confirmed the date for an event that will be happening on February 24.

Alcatel 5, 3V and 1X to be launched on February 24

While the launch date is set, these Alcatel smartphones have been doing rounds in the rumor mill for some time now. Further, renders of all the three Alcatel handsets along with their alleged specs have been leaked. And thanks to these leaks we have some idea about these upcoming smartphones.

Here is what we know so far.

Alcatel 5

Alcatel 5 is said to come with a 5.7-inch full-screen display with a resolution of 720 x 1440 (HD+) and an aspect ratio of 18:9. The smartphone will likely be powered by an octa-core MT6750 chipset clocked at 1.5GHz speed. It will be accompanied by Mali-T860 MP2 GPU.

The device is expected to offer 3GB of RAM and 32GB of native storage. As for the cameras, the handset will most probably feature a 12MP camera at the back along with a fingerprint scanner. Up front, there will be a dual camera-setup but details are not provided right now. The device will be backed by a 3000mAh battery inside and it is expected to run on Android 8.0 out-of-the-box.

Alcatel 3V

Talking about Alcatel 3V, previous leaks have suggested that the smartphone will feature a 6-inch screen with a 1080 x 2160 resolution and an aspect ratio of 18:9. The handset is said to be powered by a MediaTek SoC with a quad-core CPU powers.

The smartphone is expected to offer 2GB of RAM and 16GB of native storage. As for the cameras, the device will likely feature a dual camera setup with a combination of 16MP + 2MP sensors at the rear along with a fingerprint sensor.

Alcatel 1X

And finally, Alcatel 1X, while details are scarce, reports have said that the screen will have a lower resolution than the Alcatel 3V but the handset will still feature an 18:9 aspect ratio. The handset is expected to come with a single camera and a fingerprint scanner and interestingly this device could be priced at less than $200 (roughly Rs. 12,816).