Alcatel One Touch Idol S - £130 challenger to the Moto G?? 720P screen and microSD!!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

It also has a 720P screen and supposedly has a microSD card slot:

http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/globa...l#.Uoni0uLmetY
http://www.gsmarena.com/alcatel_one_...views-5668.php
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/16/ee-payg-handsets/

It has LTE too. The SOC used is rumoured to be a MSM8930. However,whether there will be update past Android 4.2 is another question.

Edit!!

It might not be unlocked as standard though.

[robredz]

This one Has dragontail glass v the Gorilla Glass on the Moto, and a Dual Core MTK 6577 SoC v the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad core in the Moto both clocked at 1.2 Ghz http://www.gizchina.com/2013/11/13/s...torola-moto-g/ Big downer on the Moto is the lack of MicroSD, and Google pushing you to the cloud. Battery is lower capacity in Alcatel.

Thje Alcatel is non too shabby though, but personally I would prefer a JiaYu G3. I am using a Faea F1 with a lower spec Qualcomm 200 quad at 1.2 Ghz 720p screen, cost me £106 from the manufacturers site. I buy Chinese cos I need dual sim.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I really need a new phone,but has lack of moneys for a MotoG ATM!! Looks like my 31 month old Defy will need to solder on for a while longer.

[kompukare]

I really need a new phone,but has lack of moneys for a MotoG ATM!! Looks like my 31 month old Defy will need to solder on for a while longer.

I will stick with mine until it breaks! It's the Defy+ which I got for ~£50 then three were selling them off. And yes, I do use the SD card as I have 16GB of Aarddict Wiki's in there plus music etc. Really should root it though.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I will stick with mine until it breaks! It's the Defy+ which I got for ~£50 then three were selling them off. And yes, I do use the SD card as I have 16GB of Aarddict Wiki's in there plus music etc. Really should root it though.

Mine has a specialised version of CM(Android 4.1) on it which blew away the stock 2.2 ROM in terms of efficient RAM use IMHO. The ROM also pre-overclocked the CPU to 1GHZ,as my late model Defy is basically the same hardware as the Defy+ models.

However,I play Ingress and with everyone else having faster phones it is noticeable during meetups. The only thing is I lack any budget!!

[Saracen]

Looks interesting. More so, to me, than the Moto, based on SD slot if nothing else. Need to look more closely at this one.

[mikeo01]

Now I'm not too sure on how far Alcatel has come, but all the "Smart phones" with touch screens I've had with them have simply broke just from general use.

One lasted around a month, the other a couple of months.

They may be more reliable nowadays, but they're not the best quality from my experience they feel cheap so no idea the components they use.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Now I'm not too sure on how far Alcatel has come, but all the "Smart phones" with touch screens I've had with them have simply broke just from general use.

One lasted around a month, the other a couple of months.

They may be more reliable nowadays, but they're not the best quality from my experience they feel cheap so no idea the components they use.

The Defy is built like a tank. It can be used a metre or two under water,which I tested in the sea.

[robredz]

The Defy is built like a tank. It can be used a metre or two under water,which I tested in the sea.

The Defy is still a decent phone with that build quality. Wonder if the new one will be as good? Alctel are known for cheapness and iffy resistive screens at the bottom end of PAYG.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The Defy is still a decent phone with that build quality. Wonder if the new one will be as good? Alctel are known for cheapness and iffy resistive screens at the bottom end of PAYG.

The MotoG is splashproof and I expect it to better built than the Alcatel.

[ChinesePate]

idk if you noticed but it's Alcatel. wouldn't touch it if someone paid me to

[Neostar]

When will it be available to buy?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Just saw it for sale in my local branch of EE. Its quite responsive and is not too thick. The screen is bigger than that on the Moto G but it did not appear as vivid.