Alcatel A3 XL an Entry Level 6″ Alcatel Nougat Phone Unveiled at CES 2017

Alcatel A3 XL phone

Apart from making phones for BlackBerry, TCL also supplies entry level and mid-range handsets to Alcatel as well. At CES 2017, Alcatel has unveiled a new smartphone named as Alcatel A3 XL. It’s actually a phablet with larger 6 inch IPS LF panel display.

Alcatel A3 XL – Alcatel Nougat phone

Carved out of plastic shell, the Alcatel A3 XL is an entry level phablet, infact its the first Alcatel Nougat phone. That’s clearly understood as we go through its specifications, which has Mediatek MT8735B quad core chipset and gets 1 Gigs of RAM with only 8 GB internal storage.

The device includes 8 mega pixel shooter on the rear side and there is also 5 mega pixel selfie camera too. There is 3000 mAh battery on the device and it runs on Android Nougat out of box.

It’s sought to compete with BLU R1 HD and other phones which are under $120 price tag.

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We have put forward the complete specifications of Alcatel A3 XL here –

Alcatel A3 XL Specifications

Display: 6 inch 1280 x 720 pixels touchscreen display
Pixel Density, Protection: 294 PPI
SoC: 1.1 GHz Quad Core Mediatek 8735B processor
GPU:
RAM: 1 Gigs of RAM
Storage: 8 GB internal storage, Expandable up to 32 GB, Micro SD card slot
Dual SIM: Yes, with Dual Standby
Main Camera: 8 MP rear camera with LED Flash
Camera Features: PDAF, geo-tagging, Touch focus, Face detection, HDR, panorama
Front Camera: 5 MP front facing camera
Front LED Flash: No
Software: Android 7.0 Nougat OS
Battery: 3000 mAh Li-ion battery
Quick Charging: Yes
Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, 3G HSPA+, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi tether
Dimensions, Weight:
Features: aGPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm audio jack, USB v2.0
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor

Best Alcatel A3 XL Alternatives

Primarily it competes with BLU R1 HD in United States.

Comparison with Other Phones

We have gone through several of it’s comparison. Here are some of those –

Alcatel A3 XL vs BLU R1 HD
Alcatel A3 XL vs BLU Vivo 5

Alcatel A3 XL Price, Availability Info

Alcatel A3 XL US Price isn’t known yet. It will be available Africa, Middle East and Europe in apart from Unites States in Q2, 2017.

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