"Alcatel Idol 3" owner reviews

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 - a smartphone that does not have a sky-high price, but nevertheless, capable of satisfying users with quality assembly, nice design and decent technical characteristics. In this article, we will study the main features of Alcatel Idol 3, reviews of owners who have already purchased this unit and exploited it for a certain time, as well as their opinion on the quality of its work.

Assembly and design

Builders are delighted with the assembly: the smartphone lies perfectly in the hand, has an attractive appearance, a slim body (7.4 mm) and light enough weight (141 grams). Also pleased with the fact that the device has two speakers, located at the top and bottom. Thus, it does not matter how it is possible to get the phone out of pocket, as it will be possible to communicate, even holding the case "upside down".

Despite the beautiful appearance, reliable construction and convenient dimensions, some aesthetic drawbacks in the design are still present. In particular, it was noted that over time, the paint from the chrome plated plastic peels off. This especially applies to the volume keys and the corners of the gadget.

Screen

"Alcatel Idol 3" (testimonials to confirm this) has a very high-quality display. Although the smartphone and has a brightness of about the average level, the color rendition of the device is excellent. Also pleased with the good viewing angles, allowing you to see the information on the screen from any angle. In the sun, the display fades, but not much. IPS-matrix, together with a resolution of 1080r allows you to enjoy watching movies, bright pictures and entertain yourself with quality modern games.

As for the function "multitouch", then the screen proved to be quite worthy. There were no serious shortcomings in this aspect, so we put the sensor in the gadget asset.

Specifications

Qualcomm eight-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 - four cores operate at a frequency of 1.5 GHz, and four at a frequency of 1 GHz - liked the owners of the device. It allows the system to work fairly quickly and stably. The use of resource-intensive applications will not be a problem, since 2 GB of RAM is installed on the device. Adreno 405 is responsible for the graphics. Although these characteristics are rather average for today, there have been no complaints from users regarding performance.

16 GB is available for data storage by default. At the first stages of using the memory card (the device supports microSD flash drives up to 128 GB) you can not buy at all, since the allocated volume of the hard drive is enough for uploading music, games, applications and films of small resolution.

All means of communication, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB, work fine and do not cause any complaints from the owners. Excellent 4G-network. Here, the smartphone "Alcatel Idol 3" (reviews confirm this fact) perfectly copes with its work.

From the shortcomings of the device, we note a slight hanging of the launcher when unlocking.

Sound

The creators of "Alcatel Idol 3" gave excellent stereo dynamics. Customer feedback claims that the sound has turned out loud and clear, which makes it possible for the phone to be used as a full-fledged MP3 player, since the device performs well with the headset.

Camera

Ambiguous reviews about the phone "Alcatel Idol 3" left fans of mobile photos: the camera received an ambiguous opinion. One lacks the quality of the received images (optics shoots with a resolution of 13 megapixel), others complain about the meager number of functions and settings.

Note that the gadget can shoot videos 1080p at 30 frames per second at a sufficiently high quality.

Very flattering reviews were awarded to the front camera at 8 megapixels. It is noted that it is a pleasure to do self-pictures on it: the picture is clear and bright. Of course, in conditions of a deficit of light, both cameras behave much worse than during daytime photography.

Battery

Battery 2910 mAh enough for 1-1.5 days of battery life, subject to moderate use of Alcatel Idol 3. User reviews say that with more active use, most likely, the device will have to be put on charge every night. But here it is necessary to remember the qualitative screen and rather decent technical characteristics which also consume the most part of energy.

Conclusion

So, we reviewed some important features of Alcatel Idol 3, reviews of device owners and their opinions about this gadget. In its maximum configuration Idol 3 will cost about 14,000 rubles. Is the gadget worth its money? Let's briefly go through all the pros and cons.

Among the advantages are weight, thickness and assembly of the device, excellent screen, good technical characteristics, Android 5.0 platform and high-quality sound. Of the minuses mention the meager functionality of the camera, as well as not the highest quality of images, an out-of-date battery, the fragility of chrome on the case and some glitches of the launcher. Thus, 14 000 is quite a decent price for such a smartphone.