This new edition of Alcatel LX (TCL LX) is known for the slogan, straight talk. It is perhaps one of the cheapest Android smartphones I know which comes with 4G internet network. It was announced and released in the month of November 2018.
It appears to be very basic, yet carries features that more expensive smartphones lack. It seems that the manufacturer was very interested in giving the users of Alcatel LX everything they need at a ridiculous price.
Read on to learn about the makeup of Alcatel LX. We shall examine price, design, display, camera, network, battery, storage features and more.
Design and Display of Alcatel LX
The body design of the smartphone is mainly plastic. Dimensions are 148.1 x 69.6 x 9.4 mm and it weighs 152 grams. It comes only in black color for now. It is not a water resistant device; it does not have a secondary display, no face recognition technology.
Display type is IPS LCD capacitive touch screen and the screen size is 5.34 inches. It has multi-touch capacity, and pixel density is 201 ppi. Pixel resolution is 960 x 480 pixels of 16 million colors, and aspect ratio is 18:9. The screen to body ratio is 71.6 percent.
Camera Features
At the camera department is a single main camera of 8 MP f/2.0 aperture, 1.12-micron pixel size and it comes with LED flash. At the front is 2 MP. This front camera is with LED flash as well. The video performance is put at 720p@30fps.
Other camera features include geotagging, auto focus, HDR, touch focus, face detection, time-lapse and panorama.
Hardware and Software of Alcatel LX
Android OS v8.1 Oreo is powering the device as the operating software. Surely, this must upgrade to the latest Android 9 Pie. In support, there is MediaTek MT6739WM chipset, with process technology 28nm. 1.1 GHz Quad-core Cortex A53 CPU reigns supreme in the device, and the GPU is PowerVR GE8100.
Storage Capacity and Sensors
The internal memory found in smartphone is 2GB which cannot be increased. Furthermore, the internal storage of 16GB can be increased up to 32GB with the use of a microSD card.
Sensors in the device are limited to accelerometer, proximity, and ambient light.
Network and Connectivity
Network and connectivity capacity of the device is diverse. There are 2G, 3G, and 4G for the device. This means that the smartphone supported networks are GSM, HSPA, and LTE.
In addition to that, there is a single Nano SIM card slot in-built for the Alcatel LX.
Connectivity components include Bluetooth v4.1, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, headphone jack and microUSB 2.0. However, there is no HDMI, infrared, or NFC in this device.
Battery Life
It is a Li-Ion 2460 mAh non-removable battery. Talk time is up to 20 hours but 9 hours on 4G. Standby time is up to 547 hours. There is no wireless or fast charging technology for this smartphone.
Price and Availability
The official price of Alcatel LX is $39.99 USD and this should be the best price even online. However, we can guarantee that you will get in at various sales locations. For availability, the Alcatel LX is available, having been released in the month of November 2018.
Alcatel LX Full Technical Specification
General
- Device Type
Smartphone
- Model
Alcatel LX (TCL LX) (Straight Talk)
- Announced
Nov-2018
- Released
Nov-2018
- Status
Available
Design
- Type
Bar
- Dimensions
148.1 mm x 69.6 mm x 9.4 mm (5.83 x 2.74 x 0.37 inches)
- Weight
152 g (5.36 oz)
- Colors
Black
- Waterproof No
- Fingerprint No
- Face Recognition
No
- Dedicated Keys
Volume, Power
- Device Security
Pin, Pattern, Password, Slide
- Features
-Plastic body
Display
- Display Type
IPS LCD, Capacitive touch screen
- Size
5.34-inch
- Secondary Display
No
- Touch Screen
Yes, Multi touch
- Pixel Density
~201 PPI
- Resolution
960 x 480 Pixels
- Display Colors
16 M
- Display Protection
- Features
-18:9 aspect ratio
-~71.6% screen-to-body ratio
Network
- Supported Network
GSM/ HSPA/ LTE
- 2G Network
GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz
- 3G Network
HSPA 850/ 1700-2100/ 1900 MHz
- 4G Network
LTE Band 2/ 4/ 5/ 12 (MFBI)/ 13/ 66/ 71
- SIM
Nano SIM
- Hybrid Sim No
- Dual SIM
No, Single Sim
Hardware
- Chipset
MediaTek MT6739WM, 28nm, 64 bit
- CPU
1.1 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53
- GPU
PowerVR GE8100, 570 MHz
- RAM (Memory)
2 GB, 667 MHz
- Internal Storage
16 GB
- Card Slot
Upto 32 GB (micro SD)
- Dedicated slot
Yes
- Sensors
Accelerometer
Proximity
Light
Software
- Operating System
Android OS v8.1 Oreo
- Java Support No
- Youtube Yes
- Facebook Yes
Messaging
- SMS
Yes (threaded view)
- MMS Yes
Yes
- IM Yes
Camera
- Primary
8 MP, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12-micron pixel size
- Flash
LED
- Front
2 MP, f/2.4 aperture
- Front Flash
LED
- Video
720p@30fps
- Camera Features
Geotagging
Touch focus
Face detection
Panorama
Autofocus
HDR
Time-lapse
Connectivity
- Bluetooth
Yes, v4.1, A2DP, LE
- Infrared No
- Wi-fi
Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi direct, WiFi display
- Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
- GPS
Yes, A-GPS
- NFC No
- Wireless Charging
No
- Headphone Jack Yes
- HDMI No
- USB
Micro USB 2.0
Data
- GPRS Yes
- EDGE Yes
- Speed
42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA); LTE 150/ 50 Mbps
- Web Browser
HTML 5
Media
- Video Format
3GP, M4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, AVI, xVID, WMV, FLV, MP4, H.265
- Audio Format
MP3, eAAC+, WAV, Flac player
- FM Radio
Yes
- Alert Types
Vibration, MP3
- Ring Tones
Wav ring tones
- Loudspeaker
Yes
Battery
- Battery Type
Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)
- Capacity
2460mAH
- Placement
Non-removable
- Talk Time
Up to 20 hrs (2G, 3G)/ 9 hrs (4G)
- Standby
Up to 547 hrs
MISC
- Features
- Document viewer
2. Photo and video editor
3. 0.7 W speaker
4. HAC (M3/T3)
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