Alcatel (TCL) announced new ‘A’ series affordable premium smartphones at the IFA 2017. The Alcatel A7 XL and Alcatel A7 both have phablet-size displays (6-inch and 5.5-inch respectively) with 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) screen resolution and a long lasting 4,000mAh battery with fast charging (9V/1.67A). Sporting a premium pure metal design, the A7 […]
All signs are pointing to the launch of T-Mobile’s own-branded smartphone this week. The T-Mobile REVVL T1, which already has a support page on the company’s website is said to be the first of three phones to be released by T-Mobile. The other devices expected are the T-Mobile REVVL T2 and REVVL T3 PRO. The […]
Weeks ago, Blackberry Mobiles released a promotional material for the TCL-made Blackberry KEYone ahead of the confirmed release in Canada, UK and US. The short video points out one of the most important features of the device – the Keyboard and its numerous Shortcuts. Similar to the Priv (released in 2015) with sliding keyboard, […]
A new smartphone bearing the code name – Alcatel 6060 has surfaced on benchmark website – GFXBench. The TCL-backed company is expected to release the device as the Alcatel Idol 5, sequel to the Idol 4 (also launched as the Blackberry DTEK50). According to the listing, the Alcatel 6060 (Idol 5) sports a 5.2-inch display […]
Dual camera smartphones (either front or rear) are currently in vogue and a number of manufacturers such as OPPO, Huawei, Vivo and LG, all have offerings with this attribute. Alcatel is taking it further with the launch of the Alcatel Flash with Four cameras (2x front facing and 2x rear facing ones). The new Alcatel […]
Asides the news confirming the release of the TCL-made KEYone has been pushed back till May, Blackberry has announced the commencement of the second phase of its licensing program which it has, with the likes of TCL Communication, PT BB Merah Putih and Optiemus Infracom Ltd. This phase could see the company pursue additional endpoints and […]
The release date of the first ever Android OS based Blackberry smartphone with full physical QWERTY keyboard – the Blackberry KEYone has been delayed. The device which was initially expected to arrive by April will now be released and shipping from May but the company assured productions are underway and right on schedule. The announcement […]
Australia’s second largest telecommunications company – Optus has added a new smartphone to its X series line of pre-paid mobile devices – the 4G Optus X Smart. Like the Optus X Sleek (Alcatel Shine Lite), the new entrant sees the company team up with Alcatel (TCL) on the Alcatel Pop 4+. Available for a one-time […]
At the MWC 2017, TCL (Alcatel) announced the Alcatel PLUS 12, the follow up to last year’s PLUS 10 Windows 10 OS 2-in-1 tablet. The newbie arrives with various notable upgrades over its predecessor. In addition to the improvements in the specs, it also comes equipped with the USB Type-C port, N-Trip Active pen and […]
China’s TCL Communication has officially announced ‘Mercury’ as the Blackberry KEYone. Priced at $549/£499, the KEYone holds the title for the last smartphone designed by Blackberry and as expected preaches both mobile security and productivity. It arrives with Blackberry’s endearing physical QWERTY keyboard and boots Android 7.1 Nougat OS with Blackberry security suite including the […]