For slightly more than EUR 100,00 a reliable phone with a obtained here (in comparison to "higher quality" devices) was slightly lean facilities, which should still be most demands but. However, Alcatel has in my view (compared to competitors providers for a device in the price range) but some benefit and a pleasant and fast operation.
The hardware falls compared to the new Samsung Galaxys and iPhones course simple to some, but we are moving here in a completely different price category. It is positive that there anyway get a quad-core processor with 1.3 GHz clock rate for the low price. So far I have had no problems with a "jerky" operation of the surface, or in games, as I was used to in other, cheaper smartphones also there.
The memory coincides with meager 512 MB unfortunately very low. To make matters worse, that this smartphone with tons of bloatware (preinstalled and mostly unnecessary programs which can be partly not even uninstall via the Application Management) in the delivery was as I have ever seen it in any other case, trashed. As a small example, the preloaded games were designated as Farmville, LittleBig City and and and ...
Alarmingly, only just off the games, but do not be in the default configuration, uninstall. Because I certainly have my smartphone rooted, I could uninstall the unnecessary bloatware. In total there are about 20 "apps" has uninstalled later by me and another 9 have been temporarily disabled from me. After restarting the smartphone was clearly "easier" and thanked the benchmark with a better score / better performance.
So if you uninstall the unnecessary bloatware accordingly to get the 512 MB of RAM out well. Even some newer (and more expensive) games from the PlayStore run with me without jerking and emulator software runs pleasantly smooth. Who can not uninstall the unnecessary bloatware / want is probably when according to yourself many apps be installed, with the 512MB soon come however to the limits. However, most pre-installed apps can even without root access at least disable (Settings> Applications> Select All> Desired App> Disable).
The dual-SIM management is pleasantly decorated, clearly and simply. The SIM card (s) are inserted to remove the rear cover. For each application, such as. Voice call, video call, text messages and data link (also fine adjustment of roaming possible) the desired SIM card can be selected. The individual SIMs can be designed in different colors (network reception in the status bar, for example. Orange colored in SIM1 and SIM2 in blue). In addition, when you receive a text message, an icon is displayed (as fabrlich selected and eg. With the last four digits of the corresponding SIM card) was on what card the entrance.
Since I live close to the border with Austria and often am traveling there, I have additionally via which the data connection is a prepaid SIM from Austria in the phone when changing. Very handy all.
The remaining equipment is sufficient for the average user. The smartphone can be extended in the form of an SD card with up to 32GB. The built-in camera has 5 megapixels and does a solid job for halfway respectable photos in between. Furthermore, a VGA front camera for video calling is installed. To my mind, however, the camera responds very sluggishly and looks more like a slide show. But since I am not interested in video calling plays for me it does not matter. Bluetooth (4.0) provides the Alcatel Pop also. In the test it recognized all devices used by me and these were entsprtechend connected. Wi-Fi is with 802.11 b / g / n and possible mobile data connection to HSPA.
The display has failed nice size with its 5 inch. Deductions can be found here, however, when (as compared to the display size) low resolution of 854x480. However, the result is (also when reading text) and still good for normal usage suited.
Unfortunately, the service also supports a maximum of two finger gestures which, inter alia, in some games where more "inputs" must be a negative effect.
In my view you do with Alcatel nothing wrong. However, if you want to play the latest 3D games from the Play goals and emphasis on a high resolution display, should look elsewhere. For normal use, such as WhatsApp, SMS, e-mail and sometimes one or the other "average game" itself is the C7, in my view but in any case!
