Alcatel has announced Idol 5S, A30 Plus and A50 smartphones in the U.S. The Idol 5S is a mid-range phone with a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat). Both the A30 Plus and A50 are powered by MediaTek SoCs, run Android 7.0 (Nougat) and come with a HD screen. The A50 has separate SNAPBAK covers that adds function of your smartphone, same as the Alcatel A5 LED.
The A50’s Sound SNAPBAK boosts sound with two speakers and a built-in kickstand and Power SNAPBAK doubles your battery size.
Alcatel Idol 5S specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Dragontrail 2.5D curved glass display
- 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU
- 3GB RAM. 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
- Android 7.1 (Nougat)
- 12MP rear camera with PDAF, CAF, OmniVision OV12870 sensor, dual-tone LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture
- 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, 78-degree wide-angle lens, OmniVision OV8865 sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 148.5×70.8×7.36mm; Weight: 148.8g
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz & 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type C
- 2620mAh battery
Alcatel A30 Plus specifications
- 5.5 inch IPS HD (1280×720) display with Asahi Dragontrail glass protection
- 1.5GHz Quad-Core Mediatek MT6738 processor with Mali-T860 MP2 GPU
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable up to 32GB via micro SD card
- Android 7.0 (Nougat)
- 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
- 5MP front camera with LED flash
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dimensions: 151.8 x 76.9 x 8.38mm; Weight: 158g
- 4G LTE, WiFI 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS with A-GPS, Micro USB,
- 3000mAh battery
Alcatel A50 specifications
- 5.2 inch IPS HD (1280×720) display with Asahi Dragontrail glass protection
- 1.5GHz Quad-Core Mediatek MT6738 processor with Mali-T860 MP2 GPU
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable up to 128GB via micro SD card
- Android 7.0 (Nougat)
- 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
- 5MP front camera with LED flash
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dimensions: 146 x 71.8 x 7.87mm; Weight: 145g
- 4G LTE, WiFI 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS with A-GPS
- 2800mAh battery
The Alcatel Idol 5S comes in Crystal Black color and is priced at $279.99 (Rs. 18,070 approx.), the Alcatel A30 Plus comes in Black with Metallic Silver colors and is priced at $129.99 (Rs. 8390 approx.) and the Alcatel A50 comes in Metal Silver color and costs $149.99 (Rs. 9680 approx.). These are available in the U.S. via Amazon’s Prime Exclusive program and the Prime version requires owners to view ads on the lock screen.