Alcatel Onetouch unveiled a range of new smartphones, three tablets and a LTE home hub at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company introduced the Pop S3, Pop S7, and Pop S9, entry-level Android phones with 4-6 inch screens available in a range of colours. All come with LTE Cat 4 support and quad-core processors.
With Mozilla, Alcatel launched the new Fire C low-cost Firefox phone and LTE Fire S and Fire S for the mid-range and premium segments. It also showed the Fire 7, the first tablet running Firefox OS. The Fire C comes with a 3.5-inch HVGA display, dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, HSPA, FM radio and VGA camera. The Fire E and S offer LTE and 4.5-inch qHD IPS displays. The E comes with a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and 5 megapixel camera, while the S has a quad-core processor, LTE Cat 4 at up to 150 Mbps, 8 megapixel back camera and a front 2 megapixel camera. The 7-inch tablet, designed for the mass market, also comes with a qHD display, front and back cameras and a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor.
For the fitness market, the company unveiled the Pop Fit smartphone, which comes with an accessory armband to use while exercising. The HSPA phone comes with a 2.8-inch QVGA display, dual-core 1 GHz processor, 16 or 32 GB storage and optional NFC. It features the RunKeeper GPS activity tracking app and will be available in a choice of five colours.
Alcatel's other tablets include the Pixi 7, a Wi-Fi only Android 4.4 device that will launch in EMEA in July at a recommended price of EUR 79. It features a 7-inch screen, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 512 MB RAM and 0.3 megapixel cameras on the front and back. A version with 1 GB memory will launch in Latin America. It comes with an infrared port and Miracast to support TV interaction.
Alcatel also introduced an entry-level 4G tablet. The Pop 7S also comes with Android 4.4 and Miracast as well as a faster quad-core processor, IPS display, Bluetooth and 3 megapixel back camera.
For home broadband, Alcatel launched the Home H850, a hub to connect up to 20 Wi-Fi devices to LTE. It also has three data ports and a fixed telephony port. It can be connected to Alcatel's Mobile Media Box (Home MM10), an external hard disc with Wi-Fi to share content across the network. The home devices will be available in July.
