I like this phone, has a nice build quality and you can use it either way up, which is a pretty cool feature. Matches most budget devices at this price blow for blow.
Up or down, there’s no wrong way to hold the Alcatel Idol 3 as it’s completely reversible. The first of its kind, it has dual front-facing speakers and adjustable interface to let you make and receive calls from either end.
Superior sound
When listening to your favourite tunes on your daily commute becomes more important than making calls, it goes without saying that the sound emitted needs to be of the highest calibre. Not to worry with the Idol 3, as delivering a clear, crisp sound is what it does best. Decked out with 2 powerful speakers on the front, plus a JBL audio with Clari-Fi to ensure you get a finer audio experience on all tracks, even bringing true sound to compressed music files.
Big screen, slim design
Watching movies, trailers and videos is a visual treat thanks to its 4.7-inch screen and 401ppi to make every detail sharper, while the Technicolor ® Color Enhance injects a more vibrant colour palette with realistic skin tones. To ensure the Idol 3 maintains an overall sleek design for eloquent handling it has been built with slim borders, onall sides.
OneTouch mix for tailor-made music
Play the DJ by flipping the Idol 3 horizontally and pull up two tracks to sit side by side for seamless mixing. You can retrieve from a range of sources and let your creativity run wild as you add your own effects to the tracks.
Powerful camera
The wide-angle 8mpxl front camera means single selfies as well as group ones are sharp and inclusive. On the other hand, if you'd rather not be part of the subject matter, then use the 13mpxl rear camera with fast face focus to capture the moment.
Accessories Included 1A Charger head, Micro USB Cable, JBL Earphones, SIM tool, Quick Guide
Band Type Information Quad Band Battery Life (Standby) Up to 500 hours Battery Life (Talk-time) Up to 16 hours Bluetooth Enabled Information Yes Brand
Alcatel
Camera (front-facing) Information 8 megapixels Camera (rear-facing) Information 13 megapixels Cellular Generation 4G Dimensions H134.6 x W65.9 x D7.5 mm Hard drive Information 8GB Location Services GPS with A-GPS Memory (RAM) Information 1.5GB Memory Card Slots Information microSD (up to 128GB) NFC enabled Information Yes Operating system Information Android 5.0 Lollipop Pixels Per Inch (PPI) Information 401 PPI Ports Information microUSB v2.0, 3.5mm audio out Processor Information Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 and quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 Processor speed Information 1.5GHz Screen Resolution Information 1280 x 720 pixels Screen size Information 4.7" Screen Type Fhd Ips Sensors 1 SIM Card Type Information Micro-SIM Touch Screen Yes Weight 111g Wireless networking Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
All comments (25)
damadgeruk
1 Dec 152#1
Fantastic, I'm always picking my phone up upside down. It's about time someone fixed this. :wink: /sarcasm
mynameisthehulk
1 Dec 151#2
Awesome, well then this is the phone for you!
Tandom24
1 Dec 15#3
is this a dual sim version
redmouse2
1 Dec 15#4
the 5.5" model has better specs
paulpso
1 Dec 15#5
ppi is for a 1080p screen. and gsm arena says it's 1080p...
that's the 5.5.. specs seem to be mixed in with specs for this...
the bottom bit is wrong. it's not an 8 core, it's a Quad-core 1.2 GHz like a 2013 moto g. and its 312ppi not 401
chancooluk to paulpso
1 Dec 151#6
Thats not 100% true. The chipset is the snapdragon 410, whereas the moto G 1st gen used a snapdragon 400. It's based on a different architecture, which gives better performance and efficiency despite running at the same clock speed.
I vote hot for the phone. It's small, compact, very light. The screen is excellent quality despite the slightly low PPI (great brightness, contrast, black levels and colour). The speakers are brilliant for the size, not quite boomsound but far better than most phones (including flagships). I also found it to perform well with minimal lags. Obviously it's not a great chipset for gamers though.
hackerace
1 Dec 15#7
how does this compare with say elephone p6000 pro its £100 on eBay.
wromeal
1 Dec 15#8
Have it for a week and is Rubbish Hotspot not working on it who want smartphone without Hotspot functions? Moto G much better phone.
mclassplanet to wromeal
1 Dec 15#13
Could it be a tethering restriction that Android Lollipop can impose but can be bypassed if you know how?
I need a tutorial how flash that zip files to the phone whare i can find?
flux
2 Dec 15#17
If it had 16Gb internal it would be a much more useable phone.
chancooluk to flux
2 Dec 151#18
It technically does have 16GB of internal memory.
Alcatel have 2 versions of the phone, an 8GB Single SIM, and 16GB Dual SIM (more expensive).
Both phones use the same 16GB chip, but for some reason Alcatel have disabled 8GB of it on the single SIM (probably so that they can price the 16GB version higher).
There is a hack over at XDA which re-partitions the system memory so that the full 16GB is available to the user, and it can be used on the stock rom.
londonstinks
2 Dec 15#19
Bought to replace my z3 compact, not even joking...z3 has a serious **** flaw with headphone jacks breaking and the god awful speakers on the z3 compact.
tranceazure3933
2 Dec 151#20
this is 99 now on amazon im going to give it a go see how good them speakers are.had chance of moto g one gig ram model but think this looks better
sxxychocolate
3 Dec 151#21
Amazing deal!!!!!......Been looking at this phone for the mrs.......HUKD is killing me!!!!.....Great spot and heated up :O)
mynameisthehulk to sxxychocolate
3 Dec 15#22
That means a lot coming from Mark Henry!
sxxychocolate
3 Dec 15#23
thanks hulk!! :smiley:
GeoThermal
3 Dec 151#24
I was going to go with that one but reviews say the audio is terrible which will be important for a lot of people.
wromeal
4 Dec 15#25
Crap phone even alarm not working if you ar in silence mode waste of time and money
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Opening post
Up or down, there’s no wrong way to hold the Alcatel Idol 3 as it’s completely reversible. The first of its kind, it has dual front-facing speakers and adjustable interface to let you make and receive calls from either end.
Superior sound
When listening to your favourite tunes on your daily commute becomes more important than making calls, it goes without saying that the sound emitted needs to be of the highest calibre. Not to worry with the Idol 3, as delivering a clear, crisp sound is what it does best. Decked out with 2 powerful speakers on the front, plus a JBL audio with Clari-Fi to ensure you get a finer audio experience on all tracks, even bringing true sound to compressed music files.
Big screen, slim design
Watching movies, trailers and videos is a visual treat thanks to its 4.7-inch screen and 401ppi to make every detail sharper, while the Technicolor ® Color Enhance injects a more vibrant colour palette with realistic skin tones. To ensure the Idol 3 maintains an overall sleek design for eloquent handling it has been built with slim borders, onall sides.
OneTouch mix for tailor-made music
Play the DJ by flipping the Idol 3 horizontally and pull up two tracks to sit side by side for seamless mixing. You can retrieve from a range of sources and let your creativity run wild as you add your own effects to the tracks.
Powerful camera
The wide-angle 8mpxl front camera means single selfies as well as group ones are sharp and inclusive. On the other hand, if you'd rather not be part of the subject matter, then use the 13mpxl rear camera with fast face focus to capture the moment.
Accessories Included 1A Charger head, Micro USB Cable, JBL Earphones, SIM tool, Quick Guide
Band Type Information Quad Band Battery Life (Standby) Up to 500 hours Battery Life (Talk-time) Up to 16 hours Bluetooth Enabled Information Yes Brand
Alcatel
Camera (front-facing) Information 8 megapixels Camera (rear-facing) Information 13 megapixels Cellular Generation 4G Dimensions H134.6 x W65.9 x D7.5 mm Hard drive Information 8GB Location Services GPS with A-GPS Memory (RAM) Information 1.5GB Memory Card Slots Information microSD (up to 128GB) NFC enabled Information Yes Operating system Information Android 5.0 Lollipop Pixels Per Inch (PPI) Information 401 PPI Ports Information microUSB v2.0, 3.5mm audio out Processor Information Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 and quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 Processor speed Information 1.5GHz Screen Resolution Information 1280 x 720 pixels Screen size Information 4.7" Screen Type Fhd Ips Sensors 1 SIM Card Type Information Micro-SIM Touch Screen Yes Weight 111g Wireless networking Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
All comments (25)
that's the 5.5.. specs seem to be mixed in with specs for this...
the bottom bit is wrong. it's not an 8 core, it's a Quad-core 1.2 GHz like a 2013 moto g. and its 312ppi not 401
I vote hot for the phone. It's small, compact, very light. The screen is excellent quality despite the slightly low PPI (great brightness, contrast, black levels and colour). The speakers are brilliant for the size, not quite boomsound but far better than most phones (including flagships). I also found it to perform well with minimal lags. Obviously it's not a great chipset for gamers though.
Possible fixes can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/idol-3/help/mobile-hotspot-problem-t3229791
ps .same price from sainsburys
Alcatel have 2 versions of the phone, an 8GB Single SIM, and 16GB Dual SIM (more expensive).
Both phones use the same 16GB chip, but for some reason Alcatel have disabled 8GB of it on the single SIM (probably so that they can price the 16GB version higher).
There is a hack over at XDA which re-partitions the system memory so that the full 16GB is available to the user, and it can be used on the stock rom.