Alcatel Unveils OneTouch Idol S, Idol Mini and Evo 8 HD

Alcatel has new Android devices in its line-up – the OneTouch Idol S, OneTouch Idol Mini and OneTouch Evo 8 HD. The first two are smartphones while the last one is a tablet.

The Alcatel OneTouch Idol S is the larger of the two Android phones, sporting a 4.7-inch 1,280 x 720-pixel screen and weighing 110 grams. It is also the thinner phone with its profile measuring just 7.4mm. It’s powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, has 4GB of internal storage, 1GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel rear camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The Idol S has DC-HSPA data connectivity.

The Alcatel OneTouch Idol Mini, on the other hand, has a 4.3-inch 854 x 480-pixel display and is lighter at 96 grams. It’s equipped with up to 8GB of internal storage, 512MB of RAM and a 5-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front camera. The Idol Mini runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and comes with HSPA+, Wi-Fi, A-GPS and Bluetooth 4.0 radios.

Both phones run Android 4.2 and have expandable storage up to 32GB via microSD slot.

The Alcatel OneTouch Evo 8 HD is an Android tablet with an 8-inch display featuring 1024×768 resolution. It has 4G LTE connectivity and is powered by a 1.6GHz dual core ARM Cortex-A9 processor. It packs a very limited 4GB of internal storage, but it supports cards up to 64GB in capacity.