At the exhibition MWC 2018, Alcatel brought a new generation of smartphones, the cheapest model in the new line costs 4,990 rubles, and the most expensive - 12,990 rubles.
The policy of the brand has changed, as the company's representatives said, the emphasis will be on the middle class and simple smartphones, no fancy flagships. The logical approach is to compete with top Samsung on equal terms, it's more logical to focus on inexpensive devices.
So far, the smartest smartphone in the lineup - Alcatel 5. I managed to get to know him, now I want to talk a little about it. This is not a review format, but rather a short note. Then, when sales begin and there are options with the final software, you can also prepare a full test.
Thin frames and a huge screen
The display, as it is now, with an aspect ratio of 18: 9 and a resolution of 1440x720 pixels. Glass with curved edges, oleophobic coating and without air interlayer.
The pictures on it look beautiful, the reserve for brightness is good, on a sunny February day in the street everything is perfectly visible. I recommend putting dark images on the background, then the narrow black frames around the display will dissolve, you will not notice them. In any case, I did not pay attention to them. In general, everything is beautiful, we go further.
Interesting camera
Alcatel added five original frontal camera, there are 2 modules. One is normal by 13 megapixels, and the other is wide-angle, 5 megapixels. Additional is included in cases when the camera understands that it's time for the group self. For example, now five cheerful friends are watching it, when they left the bar at 3 o'clock in the morning, waiting for a taxi and want to sing a song together and save it all for future generations.
Alcatel himself will understand that it's time to make a group photo on the front, then the shooting begins. If desired, you can switch to this mode manually.