Do you remember the kind of handsets that Alcatel came up with in the past? I clearly remember their AA-battery powered models, which personally, I felt was a waste as those AA batteries could have served a Game Boy far better, but then again that is my personal opinion. Well, Alcatel does seem to be making a soft comeback of sorts with their Alcatel One Touch Star, and judging by the hardware specifications, folks who are on the lookout for a mid-range device will be able to check it out as it does seem to be a decent device that is set to arrive across the pond soon.
In Sweden, the Alcatel One Touch Star is set to retail for around $315 as an unlocked device, where that will net you a 4-inch 480×800 touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel shooter at the back with LED flash capability, a VGA camera in front, powered by a dual-core 1GHz processor, accompanied by 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory and a microSD memory card slot for expansion purposes, all running on a 1,500mAh battery, with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as the operating system of choice being most likely. I suppose all will be revealed at Mobile World Congress that is set to happen real soon, so stay tuned!
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[CES 2013] Just like they did with the One Touch EVO7 and EVO7 HD, Alcatel has announced the One Touch Tab7 and Tab7 HD, with the main difference being in the display resolution, processor and its camera features. Starting with the One Touch Tab7 HD, this tablet will come with a 7” HD display with a resolution of 1280×800. It will be powered by a dual-core processor clocked at 1.6GHz and will be accompanied by 1GB of DDR3 RAM, 8GB of internal storage expandable via microSD, a 2MP rear-facing camera, a VGA front-facing camera with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on board. Available in Q3 2013 for the US market, the One Touch Tab7 HD will be priced at around $149, making this an affordable solution for those shopping for an Android tablet.
[CES 2013] Alcatel might not be the first choice when it comes to Android tablets, but for CES 2013 this year, the company has announced several Android-based tablets at affordable prices that will be making their way into the US market come Q3 later in the year. However out of all the tablets they will be announcing, only one of them will offer a removable 3G/4G module meaning that you will be able to rely on your carrier’s mobile internet instead of solely on WiFi. This would be the One Touch EVO7 HD tablet, which at the same time comes in a non-HD version which is lower specced and does not feature the 3G/4G removable module. 
[CES 2013] Alcatel has unveiled several tablets for CES 2013, but if 7” tablets aren’t your thing and you’re looking for something a little bigger, then maybe the One Touch Tab8 HD might be worth checking out. Featuring an 8” IPS display with a resolution of 1024×768, the Tab8 HD will be powered by a dual-core 1.6GHz processor with 1GB of RAM accompanying it.
[CES 2013] It looks like the phablet is most definitely here to stay and Alcatel wants to hop aboard that bandwagon as well. Granted Alcatel probably isn’t the first name that comes to mind with regards to Android smartphones (they might have had their moment in the sun back when feature phones were popular), but they are certainly trying their best and with the introduction of the Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD, perhaps they might be able to lure some customers over to their side. So what can you expect from Alcatel’s take on the phablet? 
[CES 2013] Alcatel has a couple of new phones announced for CES as part of its One Touch lineup, and one of them would be the One Touch Idol Ultra, a 4.7” Android smartphone with a HD display versus a qHD display on its sibling, the One Touch Idol. The Idol Ultra will be powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz processor accompanied by 1GB of RAM, an 8MP rear-facing camera, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, and has the ability to capture videos at 720p HD quality. 
[CES 2013] Alcatel might not necessarily be a name one thinks of when it comes to Android smartphones, but that does not mean that the company’s offerings are bad, perhaps it might be simply have to do with brand recognition. Now if you’re shopping about for an Android smartphone and you’re looking for an alternative to the plethora of Android smartphones out there offered by Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG and the likes, Alcatel has announced the One Touch Idol, a phone which the company touts as being the lightest in its category, especially since for a 4.7” device, it weighs 110g versus the iPhone 5 which weighs 112g with a 4” display. 
