After introducing the Idol 5, Idol 5S, A7, and A7 XL smartphones at the IFA 2017 event held in Berlin last month, Chinese electronics company TCL-owned mobile device brand Alcatel on Wednesday launched a new budget-oriented smartphone, dubbed as the “Alcatel U5 HD” in the Indian tech market. Priced at Rs. 5,999, the new Alcatel U5 HD smartphone will be made available for purchase in India starting today midnight exclusively via e-commerce website Flipkart.com in Metallic Black and Metallic Gold colour options. The Alcatel U5 HD is an upgraded variant of the company’s previous Alcatel U5, which was first unveiled at the MWC 2017 event in Barcelona earlier this year. The key highlights of the smartphone are its Android 7.0 Nougat OS, 4G VoLTE support and front flash for capturing bright selfies even in low light conditions.
Design wise, the Alcatel U5 HD comes equipped with a polycarbonate body and a textured back panel for easy and comfortable grip. The smartphone features three capacitive navigation touch buttons for back, Home screen and multitasking. The volume up-down keys and power button key are all placed on the right-hand edge of the smartphone, a 3.5mm audio socket is placed on the very top edge of the smartphone, while a microUSB charging port is situated on the very bottom edge of the smartphone. The rear panel of the smartphone houses a 13MP rear-facing camera setup with an LED flash module, while the top front panel features an 8MP selfie camera, sensors and an earpiece.
Alcatel U5 HD Specifications and Features:
In terms of specifications, the Alcatel U5 HD sports a 5-inch HD IPS display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 Pixels. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by a 1.25GHz MediaTek MT6737 quad-core processor coupled with Mali-T720 GPU to take care the graphics content. In terms of memory, the device is backed up by a 2GB of RAM and 16GB of native storage, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. Talking about its software front, the Alcatel U5 HD runs on Google’s Android 7.0 Nougat operating system out-of-the-box.
In terms of optics, the Alcatel U5 HD features a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus and an LED flash module. On the front, the handset sports an 8-megapixel front-facing shooter with an LED flash for capturing bright selfies and making video calls even in low light situations.
Connectivity options offered by the Alcatel U5 HD include dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 (b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/A-GPS, a 3.5mm Audio port, and a MicroUSB 2.0 port for charging and data transfer. Sensors on the device include an Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Proximity sensor. On the battery front, the Alcatel U5 HD comes loaded with a decent 2,200mAh battery which claims to deliver up to 4 hours of talk time and up to 200 hours of standby time. Dimension wise, the handset measures 141.8 x 71.4 x 8.95 mm and weighs 129.5 grams.
