Alcatel 5V with 6.2-inch 19:9 screen and 4,000mAh battery arrives in the Philippines

Alcatel just launched its latest hero smartphone in the Philippines, the Alcatel 5V. It is a device with stylish design, big screen, large battery capacity, and AI dual cameras.

Meet Alcatel 5V

The highlights

The Alcatel 5V is a mid-ranger with stunning design. It features a 3D curved glass-like back in spectrum blue or spectrum black colors.

3D glass-like back design

Related: Alcatel 5 with selfie dual-camera now available in the Philippines

In front, it is like most 2018 smartphones. It'll come with a 6.2-inch 2.5D curved display with HD+ resolution, 19:9 screen aspect ratio, and notch. Alcatel even claimed that it has 88 percent of screen-to-body ratio and tiny bezels.

Under the hood, it runs with MediaTek's 12nm SoC, the MT6762 also known as the Helio P22 octa-core processor clocked at 2.0GHz. It is paired with the PowerVR GE8320 GPU to handle games.

The Alcatel 5V also has ample 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. It is powered by a massive 4,000mAh of battery capacity. Interestingly, the handset is only 8.5 mm thick despite the large battery capacity.

Cameras

On the camera part, this handset has a dual-camera setup at the back. It features a 12MP f/2.2 primary sensor 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor. The primary camera goes with PDAF focus and EIS for stabilization. The secondary sensor is for the bokeh effect. It also has a refocus and face beauty function.

Alcatel also said that it has AI for scene recognition. It can detect portrait, night, low light, food, animals, text, beach, blue sky, backlighting, and more modes. After detecting the scene, it will automatically adjust the contrast, saturation, brightness, sharpness, and resolution for the best shot possible.

Alcatel 5V Specs

Display: 6.2-inch 2.5D curved Dragontrail glass protected IPS screen w/ HD+ 1520 x 720 at 271 ppi 

CPU: 2.0GHz 64-bit Helio P22 octa-core processor

GPU: PowerVR GE8320

RAM: 3GB

ROM: 32GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 128GB

Back Camera: 12MP f/2.2 + 2MP f/2.4 w/ PDAF, EIS, AI, and dual-tone LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.8 w/ EIS

Battery: 4,000mAh

OS: Android 8.1 Oreo

Connectivity: WiFi, 700MHz 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, FM Radio, OTG, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, dual SIM (hybrid)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Fingerprint sensor, face unlock, Colors: spectrum blue, spectrum black

Dimensions: 153.7 x 74.55 x 8.5 mm

Weight: 158 g

Price: PHP 9,990

Price and availability

Alcatel 5V at MemoXpress

The Alcatel 5V is priced at just PHP 9,990. It is available at MemoXpress stores in the Philippines. You can also get it for PHP 3,300 3 months installment.

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