List of new Alcatel phones in the Philippines

Alcatel just launched 6 new phones here in the Philippines. These are a collection of affordable handsets priced under PHP 10K.

The 2018 Alcatel phone lineup in the Philippines

List of new Alcatel phones in the Philippines

Alcatel 3026 and the Alcatel U3

1. Alcatel 3026 - The Alcatel 3026 is a basic flip phone that features a dedicated SOS emergency button. The SOS feature will store up to 10 contacts that will be contacted as soon as the SOS button is pressed. The SOS feature will the continue to call and text each of the remaining contacts until a response is made. 

It has a 2.8-inch display, a soft touch keypad with large buttons, a charging cradle that allows for charging without cables, 2MP camera with LED flash and a "simple mode" for easy and safe usage for all ages. It is priced at PHP 2,490.

It also has a M4/T4 hearing aid compatibility to assist people with hearing problems.

2. Alcatel U3 - The Alcatel U3 is dubbed as the company's utra-budget smartphone. For only PHP 2,690, this is ideal for people who wants to delve into smartphones on a limited budget. 

It has a 4-inch display running at 800 x 600 WVGA resolution. Inside, it has a MT6580M quad-core processor running at 1.3GHz, 512 RAM, 4GB of expandable storage and 1,500mAh battery. For cameras, it has an 8MP main shooter with LED flash and a 2MP selfie camera. It also has 3G connectvity and a micro SIM slot.

Alcatel 1X and Alcatel 1

2. Alcatel 1 - For PHP 3,990, the Alcatel 1 is up next. It is the company's most affordable Android Oreo - Go Edition device. It is also one of the most affordable devices that has a 5-inch 18:9 display running at 480 x 960 resolution.

Inside, it has a 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6793 quad-core SoC, GE8100 GPU, 1GB RAM with 8GB of expandable storage and a 2,000mAh battery. It also has a 5MP main camera and a 2MP selfie camera with screen flash. It can also take advantage of 4G LTE Cat. 4 connection.

4. Alcatel 1X - For PHP 4,990, the Alcatel 1X offers an interesting textured back cover design. It also has a 5.3-inch FWVGA_ 960 x 480 display at 18:9 aspect ratio. Inside, it has an MT6793 quad-core SoC running at 1.3GHz with an IMG GE8100 GPU, 1GB RAM. 16GB expandable storage and a 2.460mAh battery.

For cameras, it has an 8MP f/2.0 main camera with LED flash while a 5MP f/2.2 sensor resides up front. It also has some cool camera features like Instant Collage, Photo Booth, Social Square, and One-Handed mode.

To round up the features, it has 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, A-GPS, and dual SIM card slot. It is running Android Go Edition out of the box as well.

Alcatel 5

5. Alcatel 5 - For PHP 8,490, the Alcatel 5 has a 5.7-inch 2.5D curved IPS display running 1440 x 720 HD+ resolution. Inside it has a 1.5GHz MediaTek MT6750 octa-core SoC, Mali-T860 MP2, 2GB RAM, 16GB expandable storage and a 3,000mAh battery.

For the main camera, it has a 12MP f/2.2 sensor with AF, EIS and dual-tone LED flash. It has a dual selfie camera setup with a 13MP f/2.0 sensor and a 5MP f/2.4 120 degree super wide angle lens with LED flash. 

It also features USB Type-C, fingerprint sensor, face unlock, and 4G LTE.

Alcatel 5V

6. Alcatel 5V - For PHP 9,990, the Alcatel 5V has a 6.2-inch 2.5D curved IPS display running at 1520 x 720 HD+ display with DragonTrail glass protection. It is running a 2.0GHz Helio P22 octa-core processor, PowerVR GE8320 GPU, 3GB RAM, 32GB expandable storage and a 4,000mAh battery.

It also has a 12MP f/2.2 + 2MP f/2.4 dual rear camera setup with PDAF, EIS, AI and dual tone LED flash. For selfie, it has an 8MP f/2.8 sensor with EIS. It is also running Android 8.1 Oreo. It can utilize 700MHz 4G LTE, NFC, OTG and hybrid dual SIM slots as well. It also a fingerprint sensor and face unlock.

Availability

There you have it! This is the list of Alcatel's 2018 device lineup. The new phones are now available at all MemoXpress stores nationwide. You can also get them at  Jr. MemoXpress, MX Memoxpress Online, Shopee, and Lazada.

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