After not many successes in the One Touch family, the French company Alcatel has decided to rely on Android to resurrect the mid-range brand with fairly adjusted prices, without seeking to compete with the heavyweights on the market, which we could define as a good success strategy for the future of the company. Now the time has come for the new Alcatel One Touch Idos S, which lands on the market with its little brother the Idol mini and a tablet. This smartphone aims to demonstrate that quality and good price can go hand in hand thanks to its quite acceptable features.

Next we will describe this terminal a little more in depth:

Technical characteristics

LCD screen Large size capacitive: 4.7 inches. It has a qHD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and IPS technology that gives it great definition quality in its colors.

Processor: It has a 1.2GHz dual-core Mediatek 6577 CPU, accompanied by 1GB of RAM. Its operating system is Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Camera: it has two lenses, as usual. The later, of better quality, has 8 megapixels and a resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels. Other features such as autofocus, geo-tagging, touch focus or LED flash also accompany it. It also comes equipped with a x4 digital zoom and allows video recording in Full HD 720p. On the other hand, the front lens is 1.3 megapixels and no more use is expected of it than what can be given in a video call or self-portrait for social networks.

Design: its dimensions are 133.5 mm high x 66.8 mm wide and only 7.4 mm thick, something that is striking but enough to cover all its features. Its weight is 110 grams. They are available in very striking colors, such as red, yellow, pink… beyond the black or white to which we are so accustomed, although there are also.

Other specifications: it features WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, GPS with A-GPS support, Dual SIM, FM Radio, etc. Its internal memory is 4 gb, expandable to 32 by micro SD card. Its 2000 mAh lithium battery will not generally give us more autonomy than 24 hours, although everything will depend on the use of the terminal, of course.

Availability and price

At the moment, if we want to get an Alcatel One Touch Idol S we will have no choice but to do it through Yoigo. Through a single payment we must pay 249 euros in cash.

If we prefer to carry out portability from contract to contract, between 3 and 10 euros will be paid for the terminal each month, depending on the rate we hire and for 24 months of permanence. Below we will detail each of the rates and the monthly payments to be made:

• 0 rate: 9 euros of initial payment + 12 euros of commission + 20.89 euros / month. Infinite Rate 20: 0 euros of initial payment + 6 euros of commission + 29.20 euros / month. Infinite Rate 25: 0 euros of initial payment + 3.60 euros of commission + 33.25 euros / month. Infinite Rate 35: 0 euros of initial payment + 12 euros of commission + 51.14 euros / month. Flat Merger: 9 euros of initial payment + 12 euros of commission + 51.14 euros / month. Infinite Merger: 0 euros of initial payment + 3.60 euros of commission + 62.29 euros / month.

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