Alcatel 1C Review – Full View 18:9 Aspect Ratio Entry-level Smartphone

Still in the spirit of Barcelona Mobile World Congress 2018, the smartphone to be reviewed at the moment is Alcatel 1C. The TCL branded smartphone is the second low-end smartphone alongside Alcatel 1X to be unveiled at this year’s edition of MWC. Unlike the other four devices launched at the mobile show, this device lacks the 4G LTE network connectivity. Users have to only make do with 2G and 3G network connectivity. Let’s get down to the full specs of the smartphone, shall we?

Design & Display

In terms of the design, the smartphone has a brushed aluminium body material which is so much different from the plastic material used in the other five unveiled smartphones. The rear of the device is well furnished and occupied by the fingerprint sensor, single camera, LED flash and Alcatel logo. On the other hand, the front of the device sports thick bezels at the top and the bottom. At the top bezel, the earpiece and camera are visible while the light sensor is laid under the screen in this same location. Dedicated buttons which are the volume and power buttons appear at the right side of the smartphone. It is worthy to note that the dimensions of this smartphone are 146.9 mm length, 70.6 mm width and 9.2 mm thickness. Also, the weight is average as it pegs 154 g.

The display area features a 5.3-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen which uses a resolution of 480 x 960 pixels to control clarity. Also controlling the clarity is a pixel density of 203 PPI is in place. The screen-to-body ratio of the smartphone’s display is 70%, and its aspect ratio is 18:9.

Camera

Images from the rear are produced by an 8 MP camera with features such as auto focus, touch focus, CMOS sensor, HDR, panorama and face detection. A LED flash is also supported to brighten images taken in low light areas. In this same camera unit, the front camera has a 5 MP sensor for taking selfies.

CPU, OS & Storage

The MediaTek MT6580M functions as the chipset of the smartphone. Placed in its radar is the Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU which clocks at a low 1.0 GHz speed. Although it us of the 32-bit architecture, it makes use of the 28 nm process technology while its GPU is the ARM Mali-400 MP2. Unlike the Android Oreo OS found in Alcatel 1X, the Alcatel 1C runs on the Android Nougat OS. Storage on the smartphone is taken care of by a 16 GB ROM which can be expanded to 32 GB with the aid of a MicroSD card. For multitasking, a 1 GB LPDDR3 RAM takes position in the smartphone.

Battery

A removable Li-Ion 2,460 mAh battery serves the duration on this device.

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Alcatel 1C Full Specifications Table 

General

Device Type	Smartphone
Model	Alcatel 1C
Announced	February 2018
Released	February 2018
Status	Available

Network

2G Network	Yes
3G Network	Yes
4G Network	No
SIM Type	Micro SIM
SIM Count	Two

Data

2G	GPRS Up to 32 to 48 kbps; EDGE – up to 236.8 kbps
3G	Up to 21 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA)
4G	–
Speed	HSPA 21 Mbps
Web Browser	Yes, HTML5

Design

Type	Smartphone
Dimensions	146.9 mm * 70.6 mm * 9.2 mm
Weight	156 g
Body Material	Aluminium
Colours	Rose-Gold, Black

Display                                                               

Display Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size	5.3″
Resolution	480 x 960 pixels
Colors	16M colors
Pixel Density	203 PPI
Touch Screen	Yes
Protection	Yes
Features	Capacitive touch, 18:9 aspect ratio
Secondary Display	No

Camera

Primary	8 MP
Image	Yes
Video	Yes
Features	HDR, autofocus, Geo-tagging, ISO, panorama
Flash	Yes, LED flash
Secondary	5 MP

Software

Operating System	Android 7.0 Nougat OS
User Interface	Yes
Java Support	No
Skype	Yes
Whatsapp	Yes
Facebook	Yes
Youtube	Yes

Hardware

Chipset	MediaTek MT6580M
CPU	Quad-core 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
GPU	ARM Mali-400 MP2
RAM (Memory)	1 GB
Internal Storage	16 GB
Card Slot	Expandable to 32 GB
Sensors	Fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, proximity, ambient light sensor
Controls	Lock Button, and Volume Key

Connectivity

Bluetooth	Yes, Bluetooth v4.0 A2DP (Advance Audio Distribution Profile), LE Profile
Infrared	n/a
Wi-Fi	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot	Yes
USB Type	Micro USB v2.0
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC	n/a
HDMI	n/a
Wireless Charging	n/a

Battery

Battery Type	Li-Ion Battery
Capacity	2,460 mAh Battery
Placement	Removable
Standby	Up to 179 hours
Talk Time	Up to 6 hours
Music Play	Up to 8 hours

Messaging

SMS	Yes (threaded view)
MMS	Yes
Email	Yes, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP
IM	Yes & BBM

Media

Audio Playback	Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Video Playback	Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Video Out	n/a
FM Radio	Yes, Stereo FM radio with RDS
Alert Types	Vibration, Ringtones
Ring Tones	MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker	Yes
Handsfree	Yes, 3.5 mm audio jack

Other Features

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player – DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer

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