Is there a 4.7 gyroscope in IDOL 3. Battery life

How long have this device?

I purchased this smartphone from a month ago.

Do you use it until now? If not - why did it part?

I use at present.

How did this device get to you? What criteria was chosen?

First, I saw an overview of Alcatel Idol 3, I became interested, I read the various reviews and reviews, I decided to buy. Because I have a tablet, but we rarely use it, I decided that the screen of a smartphone with a diagonal of 5.5 inches to some extent will allow me to combine two devices (phone and tablet) in one. Since the last time, the smartphone is constantly used to access the Internet, reading email, the screen size of 5.5 "considered optimal for himself, although with such sizes to use the device in all situations with one hand is almost impossible. Also on the decision to acquire a new smartphone affected The desire to acquire the "smart clock", which was required android with a version not lower than 4.3, and the previous apparatus was "stuck" at 4.2.

Where and how much bought?

Bought in the online store for 17400 rubles. - This price was 1600 rubles. lower than in stores.

What do you like? Strengths, dignity.

Like design, lightness, beautiful screen and excellent sound playback at least through built-in stereo speakers, although through the headset. Excellent value for money and quality! I consciously do not count about the advantages of a relatively fresh Operation, a large screen, the presence of LTE, etc. - These are many modern smartphones of a similar level and to advantages to attribute it, in my opinion, it is not worth it - this is the norm! But a chic sound, more or less nontrivial design and ease - it is not found in all devices!

What do not like? Weaknesses, disadvantages.

This item will try to illuminate in more detail. Choosing the phone, I was guided by the experience of using various smartphones from the moment of their appearance - from premium, to relatively democratic. My last smartphone was an alkatel company (One Touch Idol x 6040). Having bought several times at the maximum price of various flagships, I faced the fact that in a year or two the price would not fall on them, they morally stolen and throw money for the brand and the maximum characteristics I became not interested. In 3D-games I don't play on the smartphone, the super-bupper processor characteristics do not worry me too much ... For me, it looks much more important for me, as a smartphone looks like a photo and video, how does the sound reproduces, does it have a fresh operating system, does not slow When used ... The brand does not care for some time completely!

Therefore, at one time, the Idol X (6040) alkator was selected. I really liked this phone and I like it so far, so when I saw the new flagship of the Alkatel - Idol 3 (5.5), I was configured in advance to it positively. However, after the purchase, several significant minuses were revealed, which were absent on the alkatel idol x and which still annoy me, namely:

1. Icons in the status row are not colored.
2. No SMS / MMS widget.
3. There is no possibility to install the sidebar in the browser from the Google Lab - and this is at the size of the screen 5.5 "!
4. The metadata on the audio system of the car are not transmitted (data counter of the tracks, the name of the composition, etc.) is not displayed.
5. Video is not sharp! Rather, it is sharp, but compared with the previous smartphone is some kind of "soap"! To the photo it does not apply!
6. The chamber's eyes are located in the corner itself, and when using the camera, an involuntarily finger falls into the lens.
7. The ability to use the phone "upside down" is not too in demand, but the presence of virtual buttons "forward, back, home" on the screen reduces its dimensions in some situations and the benefit of the large screen is reduced.
8. There is no possibility of disconnecting / turning on the screen with the volume buttons, and the poor built-in Loncher does not assume any screen shutdown widgets.
9. No covers and other bumpers on this model! With difficulty ordered and three weeks waited for a case through an online store.

Now I want to emphasize once again that all the above disadvantages were not in the phone almost three years ago (except paragraph 9) !!! Someone will consider soldiers some of my remarks (like the absence of color icons), but they really decorated the working desk and facilitated the perception of information!

What do you miss in it?

Listed in the previous paragraph!

What functions do you use often?

Calls, photo and video, music, books, photo and video, email, SMS, Internet, navigation, Viber ... Rarely rarely unpretentious games ... respectively Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G and LTE, GPS, Mass of third-party programs and applications.

What functions do you use occasionally?

Well I do not know...

What functions do not use at all?

NFC Understand the image transmission to the TV screen, I do not go on the compass.

Have you had to repair the device?

Not! Pah-pah!

What trouble happened to the device?

Not happened!

What glitches were noticed?

Sometimes (very rarely) there are small glitches with a widget of one weather forecast program that I associate using a third-party looner or the program itself and that are easily solved either by restarting the Loncher or reinstall the widget or the system restart.

Try to compare this device with other models that you have to use.

With everything I used, there is no possibility to compare - too many devices. But with the same "flagship" Alkatel idol X, the announcement of which was held in February 2013, I have already compared and focused on what is in a new model, in my humble opinion, simply should not be! The only thing that the new flagship definitely wins the old one is the sound!

What else can you say?

In general, a dual feeling remained from the purchase: on the one hand, the phone likes (design, large screen, excellent sound), on the other hand - shortcomings marked above and strongly annoying!

If it were not possible to compare with the previous flagship of the same company, would put 8-10 points. Well, in fact - 6-7 points. However, for those who listed me the shortcomings are not important, this smartphone will be quite recommended! After all, its price / quality is very competitive!

Specifications

• Android 5.0.2
• Screen 4.7 inches, IPS, 720x1280 Points
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset, 4 cores up to 1.2 GHz, graphic coprocessor ADRENO 306
• 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB integrated, microSD memory card
• microsim
• 13-megapixel Sony Exmor Camera, LED Flash, Front Camera 5 Megapixels
• NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, Wi-Fi 802.11 B / G / N, LTE

Dimensions	134.6 x 65.9 x 7.55mm
Display	4.7 "HD 1280 x 720 IPS 16m Color Display OGS Full Lamination Capacitive Multi-Touch 5 Points
OS	Android L.
Bands.	Micro Sim, EAP SIM, Dual SIM Available GSM Quad (850/900/1800/1900) UMTS 850/900/1900/2100, HSPA + 42MBPS DOWNLINK, 5.76MBPS UPLINK LTE FDD: 1/3/7/8/20
CPU.	Quad Core 1.2Ghz CPU
Connectivity.	Wi-Fi 802 B / G / N (2.4GHZ) Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi, USB & BT Modem Tethering Bluetooth 4.0.
Cameraas.	13MPXL Camera With AutoFocus, Fast Face Focus, LED Flash Digital Zoom X4. Touch Focus, Smile Detection, Time-Lapse, Geo-Tagging, Face Beautification, AUTO SCENE DETECTION, MANUAL MODE HDR, SUPER ZOOM, PANORAMA, NIGHT MODE, BURST MODE, TIMER, QR-CODE SCANNER 5 MPXL Sub-Camera Video Stabilizer (EIS) Video Live Filters. Video Capture: [Email Protected] Video Playback: [Email Protected] Video Codec: H.265, H.264, H.263, MPEG-4, XVID, VP8, VC-1
ChipSet.	MSM8916.
Memory.	INTERNAL MEMORY: 8GB + 1GB (16GB + 1GB FOR DUAL SIM) End User Memory: 11GB (TBC) MicroSD (UP TO 128GB)
Battery.	2000 Mah.
Others.	FM Radio RDS, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, NFC Technicolor Image Enhancers, Hi-Fi, 3D Audio Effect

Contents of delivery

• Telephone
• USB Cable Charger
• Wired stereo header
• Instruction

Positioning

In 2015, Alcatel decided to completely change the positioning of their devices, to abandon the countless number of models named Idol and make only two devices in this lineup - one with a 4.5-inch diagonal, one with a screen of 5.5 inches. The analogy with Apple is asked by itself, the company also brought two devices with different diagonals to the market (in Alcatel, they are the same that enhances this association). The past leaves such devices as IDOL MINI, Idol X and so on. For Alcatel, this is a need - it is necessary to focus on the best suggestions, make them clear consumers and cannot be sprayed into many similar devices.

The IDOL 3 model should be the best solution in terms of price / quality ratio, good characteristics, there is an additional feature in the form of high-quality JBL speakers, a good screen and inside Android 5. The last few years of Alcatel devices are good from the point of view of both functionality and design. The manufacturer creates them for the mass consumer, which is not a fox on the brand, and the phone wants to use as long as possible until it breaks.

The IDOL 3 model in its price segment is able to become a very interesting proposal that has every chance of successful sales.

Design, dimensions, control elements

Externally, it is the usual and familiar Alcatel, the chip is that the screen performs a little, and two sides are speakers from JBL. They are small, but loud and clean. Interestingly, this is one of the few devices in which two microphones are combined with speakers, you can take the phone as you please, even though upside down, it does not play roles. The only element that is not spray is the frontal chamber (5 megapixels).

The hull was made unamply that someone may seem deficienatory. On the other hand, there are no complaints of assembly quality.

On the back, you can see the main chamber - 13 megapixels (Exmor from the last generation). Will the device be available in different colors, it is not clear until the dark gray color is typical for Alcatel.

I like how this phone lies in my hand, it is optimal in size, it is well comparable to other devices of this class.

In comparison with Lumia 830

Display

Diagonal 4.7 inches, HD-resolution screen and TrueColor settings as a color profile, it almost does not affect the ISP screen perception. Backlight adjustment settings are typical, there are no problems. Good, high-quality, but not allocated among other display. For an inexpensive device, this is a typical solution.

Battery

The device is able to work one full day at normal load. The battery capacity was unknown before the publication, but it would venture to assume that it was about 2,000 mAh, it turns out something like this on all signs. A little bit, but the day of work is quite a good time when loading. Two days with moderate use.

Memory, RAM, hardware platform

In the 2 GB of RAM built-in 16 GB (7.2 GB is available to the user for its files plus a small piece of system memory), you can set a memory card to 128 GB.

Inside there is a quad-core chipset SNAPDRAGON 410, the choice is clear on the basis of the cost of the device, not a performance record holder, but a good solution with LTE support.

Camera

Normal 13 megapixel camera, examples of photo you can see below. Quality is characteristic of this kind of products.

Communication capabilities

The model supports 4G, there is also NFC, Wi-Fi, BT 4.0 - in one word, a standard set of technologies, without any features.

Software features

Alcatel is trying not to change the standard Android, but still bring their changes, including the top five. If in Hero 2, the icons with a small square appeared mini soul, then the icons have a circle and the window opens more. Want to reveal the application entirely - click on the button again.

In this device Android 5.0.2, at the time of the exit can be 5.1. In Alcatel, the standard interface has been redesigned, but not much. Someone may not like it. There are FM radio in the phone, a set of functions is typical.

Otherwise, everything remained traditionally - there are programs for synchronizing and archiving data, a DJ console in a separate pre-installed program.

Impression

The model will be on sale in May, the estimated price will be about 15 thousand rubles. In its price class, this device will be not bad, although competition is enormous here, it is enough to recall similar solutions from Lenovo. From the advantages on the Idol 3 side, I note the stereo speakers JBL, clean, well-playing. But everything else is the same as others, or a little worse. The cost does not look yet unequivocally winning for this model, it might be lower. To appreciate the model fully, it must be chatting more time that we will do in the near future.

Which turned out to be a strong middling in technical characteristics and very attractive externally apparatus. Armed with about the same approach, the manufacturer in 2015 presented a unique flagship smartphone and a kind of heir to Alfa - Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3. The device that caused hype in the press, by a happy coincidence of circumstances became the hero of our review.

Features Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3, though I got into our stores with a huge delay, however, not only can satisfy most of the queries of the average user, but also possesses a pair of chips, which are not at all in other mass devices.

The key "goodies" of the device was: a swivel interface, a pair of microphones and stereo speakers, the processor from Qualcomm, the presence of versions with different diagonals of the screen.

Thus, the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 smartphones with 4.7 and 5.5 inches diagonal screens are present on the market. A version of 6045K came to us on the review, equipped with slots for two SIM cards and 32 GB of memory without expansion. Also in nature there is a model with one SIM card, 16 GB of integrated memory and support for microSD memory cards.

Specifications

Packaging and equipment

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 comes in a compact box of dark blue. Inside the user will detect:

• uSB cable
• power Supply
• fastener to extract SIM-cards
• wired headset
• documentation Set

It is worth noting that Alcatel OneTouch is advantageously different from colleagues in the workshop by special attention to staffing their devices. While other manufacturers are lazy to put even the most belly headphones for the dollar, Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 comes with a high-quality headset manufacturing JBL in the form of a droplet, outstanding a very and very worthy sound.

Design and ergonomics

From the point of view of the design, we are almost all the same Alcatel OneTouch Idol Aplha, only in some way that is combined and powered. The place of inserts from transparent plastic took stereo speakers, the shape of the body became a little more elongated, the power button moved to the left line.

The appearance of Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 personally I very much accounted for taste - the device looks restrained, but it remains recognizable and unlike the devices of other manufacturers. Thin, moderately weighty, with inserts for metal around the perimeter, the smartphone looks stylish and expensive.

When the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 screen is off, it merges into a single intentation. Above the screen is the front chamber's eyes and notification indicator.

The body of the apparatus is made of plastic. On the right face there is a paired volume control, on the left - slot for two SIM cards and the power / lock button. The keys are quite tight, not luftyat, have a clear move. To extract the tray you will need a clip from the delivery kit or an ordinary needle.

The rear panel of the smartphone is made of gray matte plastic. She is fixed. In general, the quality of the assembly of Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 is at a high level, as well as the wear resistance of the case - during operation it has no single scratch appeared on it, despite the fact that the device was constantly in one pocket with keys.

The smartphone is well in hand and is very convenient in everyday use, as for a 5.5 inch blade, naturally. To tell the truth, in three weeks I did not get used to the location of the power key and often confused it with the volume buttons. Perhaps I didn't try to work hard enough, or the possibility of successfully to work and perform the telephone functions in this case with 180 degrees. A little easier for the situation allows you to block and unlock the device with a double tap across the screen.

Display and image quality

Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 is equipped with a 5.5-inch IPS-screen without an air layer with a resolution of 1920x1080 points. Pixel density is 401 ppi. There is a sensor for automatic brightness adjustment. The minimum brightness is high enough, working with a smartphone in the dark is not comfortable, the eyes quickly get tired, but the maximum did not stripped - the device behaves well on the street under the right sunny rays.

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 has wide viewing angles and sufficiently neutral color reproduction, leaving in a warm color temperature range - white color looks like soft yellow. With direct comparison with the LG G2 screen, IDOL 3 demonstrates a calmer and less saturated picture. It can be both a plus and a minus - to solve you.

The quality of the oleophobic screen coating is good, the display almost does not collect fingerprints.

Cameras

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 is equipped with a pair of cameras shooting in maximum resolution of 13 and 8 megapixel. The camera application has a classic list of settings, among which is manual setting the white balance values, ISO and focusing range.

The quality of the pictures is average. There are a color error, lubrication individual elements Snapshots, there are periodic autofocus system errors. There is hope that in subsequent updates on the situation with the camera will improve.

In the meantime, good snapshots can only be obtained in daytime natural light. In the room, even with several artificial light sources, the camera is already beginning to endure positions. About quality night shot It is not necessary to speak. But the front camera of the smartphone turned out to be good, it has a fairly wide angle of coverage and the quality of the pictures there are no special complaints.

Iron

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 on this moment It is the most powerful device in the assortment of the manufacturer. On the one hand, the smartphone was not equipped with the most advanced components, but on the other, it made it possible to keep the price at an acceptable for the broad mass level and create a kind flagship middling.

IDOL 3 is running the eight-year Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor consisting of four Cortex-A53 cores with a frequency of 1.5 GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores with a frequency of 1 GHz. Adreno 405 accelerator is responsible for the graph.

We saw a similar stuffing in and with a slightly regret, I will allow myself to copy several lines that most accurately describe the speed of the platform as a whole.

"It is ambiguous that everything works. Of the positive: the phone always remains a little warm, whatever you have done. And in general, I have not used so much" cold "phone. Of the negative: the performance of all this is enough. What I have in The mind? The smartphone works in some places very slowly and microlag is noticeable too often on this phone. Basically, small twitching can sometimes be seen when working out desktops, in the switching menu of running applications, in Google Now or in a curtain with a large number of notifications. In third-party microlag applications, you can To see more often, but it all depends on how they are written.

What it is connected - it's hard to say. I think Android just can not use everything "8 lawn mowers" correctly to get maximum productivity And the interface simply does not pull 60 frames per second. And maybe the performance of Adreno 405 @ 550 MHz in principle is not enough to comfortably twist 1080p resolution. "

All these words are valid for Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3, with the only reservation that most of the time the device is completely cold, a small heating appears only with long-lasting video and games. The use of the smartphone is generally quite comfortable, many users, sure they will not even notice any performance phases, especially after the transition from weaker devices.

But the fact remains a fact - then there, then there are small delays in the operation of the device. For the sake of the experiment, for the sake of the sake of LG G2, working on the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, and compared the speed of launch and applications on devices. In all cases, LG G2 turned out to be faster - applications started for 1-2 seconds earlier and worked more smoothly. For example, Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 sinned a serious animation delay when opening a side panel in a popular VKontakte application, a competitor was absent with a more productive chip.

After reading these lines it may seem that I will scold the performance of Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3, but in fact it is not quite so. Given the medium-budget positioning of Qualcomm Snapdragon 615, it works very and quite well, allowing you to perform almost any tasks and without delivering special discomfort in everyday use. But as a man sophisticated, still forced to note that the speed of the smartphone is at the average level.

RAM in the 2 GB device, and the volume of the built-in storage is 32 GB, of which about 26 are actually available to the user. I will remind you that there is no memory card support for the model 6045k, but another is available in which the required expansion slot is available.

And now about the good - multimedia component of Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3. The device is equipped with a pair of excellent stereo speakers that are located on the front panel. First, thanks to them it became possible to speak on the phone even if he turns 180 degrees. Secondly, they are pleased to surprise their sound even sophisticated users. A pair of dynamics with a capacity of 1.2 watts sounds incredibly loud and quite clean. Watch Concert records on Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 - a pleasure. If comparing with, the latter sounds, subjectively, quieter, but better transfers stereo effect. Also perfectly things are and listening to music in headphones - the sound is clean and balanced, and the volume of the volume is enough for any situations.

Sheath and Soft

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 operating system stands Android version 5.0.2. There is no information about the possible update to the sixth version. According to the old tradition, we have a naked system with custom icons and a pair of branded applications. I have already managed to turn these same icons in the review, it can also be found with other changes in the system that made a manufacturer. If you wish, and more than me, the persistence of the icons can be replaced by setting more familiar relatives or others to your taste. To do this, we will have to either pick up system files, or install another launcher (for example, Nova or Apex) and the iconpack from the Play Store.

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3, as a multimedia flagship, got an unusual music player, which we once met in. In addition to classic features, the music player can act as a mixer console. To do this, turn on the pointer in the settings and turn the smartphone into the landscape orientation.

By the way, about the orientation - one of the features that I have already mentioned is the ability to work "upside down" the possibility of Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3. The interface of the device is completely turned over 180 degrees.

The mode is also active while receiving calls. In the inverted state, the lower speaker becomes colloquial, and the additional microphone located on top begins to record speech.

On the one hand, many find this possibility not very useful. But personally I caught myself several times that, during a call, I took the smartphone from my pocket in an inverted state and the ability to answer the call is not turning the device in my hands very by the way.

Autonomy

Given the small thickness of the smartphone, it is not even believed that inside the battery with a capacity of 2910 mAh. However, such a container is a kind new standard For Fablets.

With active operation (some games, YouTube Hour, Surfing Network and Social Networks, Dozen Snapshots, High Music, Little Calls and Permanent Notifications) Smartphone Lives from Early morning until late evening with a general screen work time about 4 with a penny watch. Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 good "sleeps" and quickly charged (about 2 hours).

An unpleasant moment is the lack of energy saving modes present from most modern smartphones.

conclusions

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 is a good phable, which has a stylish appearance and an outstanding multimedia filling. The smartphone is not suitable for avid gamers and lovers to photograph a lot. It remains to wait for the start of official sales and look at the price of a device that will determine whether Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 will stand a mansion, or will be a competition of hot news from other manufacturers.

Liked:

• contents of delivery
• appearance and build quality
• stereo speakers and sound in headphones

Did not like:

• features Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
• the quality of the pictures and the work of the main chamber

Prices in online stores

It is possible to display similar models if this is missing in the directory for your region.

Contents of delivery

• Telephone
• USB Cable Charger
• Wired stereo chamber JBL
• Clip to extract a SIM card
• Instruction

Specifications

• Android 5.0.2
• Screen 4.7 inches, IPS, 720x1280 Points
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset, 4 cores up to 1.2 GHz, graphic coprocessor ADRENO 306
• 1.5 GB of RAM, 16 GB integrated, microSD memory card
• microsim
• 13-megapixel Sony Exmor Camera, LED Flash, Front Camera 5 Megapixels
• Battery Li-Ion 2000 Mach
• FM radio
• NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, Wi-Fi 802.11 B / G / N, LTE
• Dimensions - 134.6 x 65.9 x 7.55 mm, weight - 110 grams

Positioning

In 2015, Alcatel decided to completely change the positioning of their devices, abandon the countless models named Idol and make only two devices in this lineup - one with a 4.5-inch diagonal, one with a screen of 5.5 inches. The analogy with Apple is asked by itself, the company also brought two devices with different diagonals to the market (in Alcatel, they are the same that enhances this association). The past leaves such devices as IDOL MINI, Idol X and so on. For Alcatel, this is a need - it is necessary to focus on the best suggestions, make them clear consumers and cannot be sprayed into many similar devices.

The IDOL 3 model should be the best solution in terms of price / quality ratio: good characteristics, there is an additional chip in the form of high-quality JBL speakers, a good screen and inside Android 5. The last few years of Alcatel devices are good from the point of view of both functionality and design. The manufacturer creates them for the mass consumer, which is not a fox on the brand, and the phone wants to use as long as possible until it breaks. But at the same time, in Alcatel begin to equip their devices with loud "technologies", the company wants to correspond to the level of manufacturers of the first echelon. For example, we see in this device dynamics and software from JBL, for the screen - the Technicolor Color Encance settings. These are the first tags in the direction when the company creates additional values \u200b\u200bthrough cooperation with other brands. This will only play a role if in Alcatel will begin to impose such an approach from generation to generation.

For Idol 3, you can also say that this is a non-pic device for the company, since for the first time Alcatel highlights key and minor markets, makes the cost of these devices different for each of them. For example, in the US, the value of IDOL 3.5 inch is in the company's online store of 249 dollars, this cost can be perceived as a promotion, however, it exists and affects the perception of the device in other markets. So, in Russia, the youngest and more trimmed functionally version costs 15,000 rubles, that is, about 300 dollars. What looks too high worth, especially against the background of competitors, what we will talk about in conclusions. It should be understood that Alcatel is at a crossroads - on the one hand, the company wants to keep up with the success of Chinese producers in the world, on the other hand, it is difficult for it to abandon positioning in the segment of the price / quality of products available in relation to the price / quality ratio. There is a multidirectional movement, some models remain in the old paradigm, something in a new one, and sometimes the same model in different markets acts in various quality. It creates a large confusion, which to a certain extent will negatively affect sales of Alcatel.

Design, dimensions, control elements

Externally, it is the usual and familiar Alcatel, the chip is that the screen performs a little, and two sides are speakers from JBL. They are small, medium volume (stated the capacity of 1.2 W on both), is quite cleanly played. Interestingly, this is one of the few devices in which two microphones are combined with speakers, you can take the phone as you please, even though upside down, it does not play roles. The only element that is not spray is the frontal chamber (5 megapixels).

The hull was made unamply that someone may seem deficienatory. On the other hand, there are no complaints of assembly quality. Three color solutions will be available, in Russia, the phone in the classic dark gray case originally appears.

On the back, you can see the main chamber - 13 megapixels (Exmor from the last generation). Immediately - LED flash. On the upper end there is 3.5 headphone jack, on the lower end - the microUSB connector. On the left side - a tray that can be removed by a special "clip." Depending on how you have a model (two SIM cards or one), the tray is different - in the case of one MicrosIM card, the second place is given to the MicroSD memory card. Or it can be two microSIM cards. On the right side is a paired volume adjustment key.

I like how this phone lies in the hand, it is optimal in size, well compare with other devices of this class. The dimensions of the unit - 134.6 x 65.9 x 7.55 mm, the weight is 110 grams.

In comparison with Lumia 830

Display

Diagonal - 4.7 inches, HD-resolution screen (312 PPI) and TECHNOCOLOR ENCHANCE settings as a color profile, it almost does not affect the perception of the IPS screen. The air layer is missing, the screen is made using OSG technology. Backlight adjustment settings are typical, there are no problems. Good, high-quality, but not allocated among other display. For an inexpensive device, this is a typical solution.

In the sun, the screen is quite strongly faded. It affects the energy of energy to save the brightness of the backlight, it is insufficient on the street, and we can say that in the room there is not enough to be accustomed to other, striking devices.

For the budget apparatus, this screen is typical, but for the device of the middle class it is not enough, a bit does not reach the generally accepted level. It is not so noticeable yet, but with the release of new models, the difference becomes tangible.

Battery

The device is able to work one full day at normal load. The capacity of the Li-Ion battery is 2,000 mAh, which is a bit, but the day of work is quite a good time when loading. Two days of work the device can only provide with a minimum of calls.

The device has a built-in utility to restrict power consumption (disables certain functions), it turns on by default when a 30% charge is achieved. The minus is that it is not integrated initially in Android, de facto is a program-superstructure that is no different from those that you can download in the Play Store. There is no special gain from its use.

The total battery charging time is about 1.5 hours.

Memory, RAM, hardware platform

The 1.5 GB of RAM built-in 16 GB (7.2 GB is available to the user for its files, plus a small piece of system memory), plus you can set a memory card to 128 GB.

Inside there is a quad-core chipset SNAPDRAGON 410, the choice is clear on the basis of the cost of the device, not a performance record holder, but a good solution with LTE support. Most models of this price segment (in Russia) have 8-nuclear chipsets.

In the interface, the device almost does not slow down, although the slowdown of work is sometimes found. What is watery, brutectic chipset or add-in from Alcatel, is not very clear. But here it is clearly a lot of work for optimization, the device is not slow, but also it is impossible to call it superhum. It is forced to say that this is a budget decision.

Camera

The usual 13 megapixel camera (Sony Exmor module). In addition to the standard HDR operation mode, it appeared in real time to configure retouching both for the main and the front camera, so you can hide the flaws of the skin. Of the interesting notes, the presence of a manual mode is the choice of white balance, the ISO value (from 100 to 2400 plus the auto mode), the focus is selected by the slider, shutter speed (from 1/2 to 1/2000). The presence of such settings allows you to pull the pictures with which the automation does not cope.

From other modes I will note the built-in QR scanner, you get a picture of the code and link if it was, of course, is encoded in the code.

Now about minuses. At the moment software Cameras, despite the presence of devices on sale, far from the final in terms of quality. In the prototypes was flaw with the speed of focus, they fought with him and eventually won. The camera is almost instantly indiscriminately, and there are no problems. But in the conditions when you have a light source in the frame in the frame, the camera is on it. In my case, at the hotel Corridor lamp - the feeling that the picture is made in complete darkness, although this is a bright day and everything is flooded with light. The same when shooting on the street, if in the frame there is a lot of sky or sun, then the picture becomes uncomfortable, it is dark. This is clearly a lack of image processing algorithm, which promise to improve in the next firmware for the camera, which will be available at the beginning of summer.

Examples of the photo you can see below. The quality is typical for this kind of products, if you forget about the above.

And this is how video, special achievements or disadvantages of the apparatus in this aspect is not.

Communication capabilities

The model supports 4G (LTE FDD: 1/3/7/8/20), there is also NFC, Wi-Fi, BT 4.0, USB & BT Modem Tethering - in a word, a standard set of technologies, without any features.

Software features

Alcatel is trying not to change the standard Android, but still bring their changes, including on Android 5. If in Hero 2, Icons with a small square appeared mini-sash, then the icons have a circle and a window with a bigger. Want to reveal the application entirely - click on the button again.

In this apparatus Android 5.0.2. In Alcatel, the standard interface has been redesigned, but not much. Someone may not like it. The curtain remained from Android 5, in the screen scroll mode on the left is always located Alcatel Stream, in which you can see new applications, weather, news. A completely useless thing, which was clearly spied at HTC. But here there is no point in it, because it is impossible to even edit the sources of news, which makes the whole idea meaningless.

There are FM radio in the phone, a set of functions is typical. Dictaphone, calculator, compass, as well as built-in memory manager plus AVG anti-virus.

Mix is \u200b\u200bderived for the role of a music application, you can not only listen to music, but also mix it, impose different effects, it is enough to turn the device in horizontal orientation. Is it necessary? For young people, such entertainment can come up, but this is a toy that it is not necessary to overestimate, turn into DJ will not come out with her, although the idea of \u200b\u200bthis can be formed.

Among the unlock methods, Eye-D appeared, in which the pattern of the retina is read. The method is slow, not very reliable, and added it to expand the number of those chips.

In the settings, you can also enable the tapping screen unlocking, gestures to disconnect the sound (you need to flick the phone).

There is no point in talking about pre-installed games or other applications, they do not represent much value.

Thin and light image model with stereo speakers and a reversing interface

The other day in Moscow was officially represented by the next, already the third generation of flagship smartphones of the Alcatel One Touch brand, which is known to own the Chinese company TCL. The presentation passed under the slogan "Ready for any turn", which emphasizes one of the most noticeable distinctive features New smartphones - a reversive design capable of turning over 180 degrees. This makes it possible to use the smartphone even "upside down", for which additional speakers and microphones are provided in the model, placed on both sides of the front panel of the new Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 series.

The Chinese continue to develop their fairly successful Alcatel One Touch Idol line, not only improving the characteristics of the devices, but also expanding the IDOL family itself. Already in the second generation to the master IDOL 2 added additional versions Max and Mini, however, the new subfamily IDOL 3 has a slightly different story. Now, just like the iPhone 6, in the new lineup of Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 coexist two modifications with the same name, differing only in the size of the diagonal screen. Dimensions These are expected to make up 5.5 and 4.7 inches, and in order not to get confused, to the name of the Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 model, it is now simply added to the diagonal size (5.5 or 4.7).

New smartphones, traditionally for the IDOL line, have received enough elegant dimensions. A large 5.5-inch model is distinguished not only by a small thickness of the housing, but also very small for such an overall device mass. Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5) on these parameters are not called, Samsung Galaxy A7 in this sense turns out to be no worse in this sense, but in any case the new flagship IDOL 3 can fully be counted to the category of image models, where beauty and design is given Not less, and maybe much more attention than specifications. Characteristics, however, the new IDOL 3 models are quite worthy, and today we will consider the most advanced modification in this regard called Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5).

Video review

To begin with, we offer to see our video review of the Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5) smartphone (5.5):

Now take a look at the characteristics of the novelty.

The main characteristics of Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5) (model 6045Y)

	Alcatel OT IDOL 3 (5.5)	Lenovo P90.	Meizu M1 Note.	SAMSUNG GALAXY A7.	HTC Desire 820	Honor 6 Plus.
Screen	5.5 ", IPS	5.5 ", IPS	5.5 ", IPS	5.5 ", Super AMOLED	5.5 ", IPS	5.5 ", IPS
Resolution	1920 × 1080, 401 ppi	1920 × 1080, 401 ppi	1920 × 1080, 401 ppi	1920 × 1080, 401 ppi	1280 × 720, 267 ppi	1920 × 1080, 401 ppi
SOC.	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (8 Arm Cortex-A53 cores) @ 1.5 GHz	Intel Atom Z3560 (4 kernels [Email Protected], 83 GHz	MediaTek MT6752 (8 Arm Cortex-A53) @ 1.7 GHz		Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (8 Arm Cortex-A53 cores) @ 1-1.5 GHz	Hisilicon KIRIN 925 (4 cores Cortex-A15 @ 1.8 GHz + 4 kernels [Email Protected], 3 GHz + i3)
GPU.	Adreno 405.	PowerVR G6430.	Mali T760.	Adreno 405.	Adreno 405.	MALI-T628 MP4
Oz	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB	3 GB
Flash Memory	16 GB	32 GB	16/32 GB	16 GB	16 GB	16 GB
Memory card support	microSD.	—	—	microSD.	microSD.	microSD.
Operating system	Google Android 5.0.	Google Android 4.4.	Google Android 4.4.	Google Android 4.4.	Google Android 4.4.	Google Android 4.4.
Battery	non-removable, 2910 mA · h	non-removable, 4000 mA · h	non-removable, 3140 mA · h	non-removable, 2600 mA · h	non-removable, 2600 mA · h	non-removable, 3600 mA · h
Cameras			rear (13 megapixel, video 1080p), frontal (5 MP)	rear (13 megacles; video 1080p), frontal (5 MP)	rear (13 megacles; video 1080p), frontal (8 MP)	rear (2 × 8 mp; video 1080p), frontal (8 mp)
Dimensions and weight	153 × 75 × 7.4 mm, 141 g	150 × 77 × 8,5 mm, 156 g	151 × 75 × 8.9 mm, 147 g	151 × 76 × 6.3 mm, 141 g	158 × 79 × 7.7 mm, 155 g	151 × 76 × 7.5 mm, 164 g
average price	T-12645044.	T-11884491	T-11883101	T-11927009.	T-11904271	T-11971680.
ALCATEL ONE TOUCH IDOL 3 (5.5)	L-12645044-10

• Soc Qualcomm Snapdragon 615, 1500 MHz, 8 Arm Cortex-A53 cores
• GPU Adreno 405 @ 550 MHz
• Android operating system 5.0.2
• Touch Display IPS, 5.5 ", 1920 × 1080, 401 ppi
• RAM (RAM) 2 GB, internal memory 16/32 GB
• MicroSD support up to 128 GB
• Micro-SIM support (1 or 2 pcs.)
• Communication 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Communication 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
• HSPA + data transmission up to 42 Mbps, LTE FDD: 1/3/7/8/20 to 150 Mbps
• Wi-Fi 802.11a / B / G / N (2.4 / 5 GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, DLNA
• Bluetooth 4.1, NFC
• USB 2.0, OTG
• GPS (A-GPS), GLONASS, Beidou
• Camera 13 MP, Autofocus, LED Flash
• Camera 8 MP (frontal), fix. focus
• Sensor approximation, direction, lighting, accelerometer, electronic compass
• Non-removable battery 2910 mA · h
• Dimensions 153 × 75 × 7.4 mm
• Mass 141 g

Appearance and ease of use

Now all smartphones overlooking the market are at least the most prominent of their representatives, it is customary to compare with the mobile products of the American company Apple. So, the smartphones of the Alcatel One Touch Idol series, being quite expressive in terms of design products, certainly cannot be suspected in copying the iPhone. But from this, the sympathetic Idol image models do not lose anything, designers and developers from TCL found their way and continue to develop, adhering to the adopted line. All smartphones of the Idol flagship series, and including devices from the new Idol 3 line, are among the most elegant mobile devices in the market in their class. This applies primarily by such parameters as the thickness of the case, as well as the mass by which Alcatel smartphones are practically no equal. So it was with the release of the first IDOL X and Idol X + models, the situation now and now.

The largest representative of the new pair of Idol 3 smartphones has a large 5.5-inch display, but it remains not only very thin, but also very easy for its product sizes. Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5) got similar to the previous models of the IDOL series 2 form, the stop here is made on the design and style. Thin housing It has significantly rounded in terms of corners, brilliant metal side rim adds complexity and high costs. appearance. The front glass itself is flat, but it was lifted over the case so that it seems slightly convex. The side rim was not made of metal, but from plastic with spraying, but its complex set of structure, where pseudochromed strips are intermitted with matte textured plastic, makes the IDOL 3 even more attractive.

The rear panel is made of the same as the middle part of the side rim, textured plastic having such a surface, as if there were a rough skirt on it. Because of this, all matte surfaces always remain in a presentable form, since they do not collect fingerprints. In the hands, such a smartphone also does not slide, small thickness and mass of the housing contribute to a very comfortable retention of the device in hand.

The front glass, as already noted, is noticeably raised over the overall surface of the case, its edges are framed by a thin plastic gasket. The glass is highly toned, which together with a metal brilliance, the rim looks quite organic and stylish.

At the top of the front panel, in addition to the front camera and sensors, there is a LED indicator of events that shines with a large point in the process of charging and notifying about incoming messages. Two speakers hidden behind the gratings here are two, they are removed directly on the body, above and below the glass itself, without touching it.

The speaker grids and the entire body have an absolutely symmetrical structure, so it is difficult to get into the hands of a smartphone, determine where the top is here, and where the bottom, but it was so conceived by the developers. The fact is that as an apparatus is neither rotation, they can be used with the same ease, since the system interface can be turned over 180 degrees. Curious finding of developers, and considering that you can activate the screen with a simple tapping on the glass, without pressing the buttons, such a "chip" can even find real use.

Accordingly, there are no control buttons in the conditionally under the screen, they are virtual and turned over with all interface. So, on both upper-lower sides of the device, you can detect the pulled dynamics and a microphone hole (on the end).

On the back side, respectively, there are no speakers, there are only usual eyes of the main chamber and a single LED flash. The camera glass is barely recessed deep into the housing, it frams it a neat chrome plated ring. To use the flash as a flashlight, you must open the notification panel and find the quick access menu in it to the most popular functions.

As for the cards, all of them are inserted here in the side sliding connectors, habitually entering them on metal sled farms, and removed by pressing the secret buttons with a closure. It should be noted that for both IDOL 3 (5.5 and 4.7 inches) models (5.5 and 4.7 inches) there are modifications with the support of two SIM cards, but they are deprived of the ability to use the memory card.

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In the case of our sample test, the side slot has been calculated only on a single micro-SIM format map, and the MicroSD memory card will not work in the second slot (the second SIM card will not be installed in its place). Those modifications that are deprived of the ability to increase memory using cards are manufactured with an enlarged memory: 32 GB at Alcatel One Touch Idol (5.5) in the DUAL SIM modification and 16 GB in a 4.7-inch version with support for two SIM cards. In modifications with one SIM card, these values \u200b\u200bare 16 and 8 GB, respectively.

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The rest of the connectors and buttons are located in their usual places on the lateral faces and the ends of the device: on the right face - a two-position volume spelling swing, from the bottom - the universal Micro-USB connector supporting the connection of external devices in uSB mode OTG, and from above - 3.5 mm connector for headphone minide.

The side keys have a matte rough surface, protrude beyond the housing on a sufficient height, are perfectly soldered blindly, they have a malleant, but elastic move, in general there are no complaints about mechanical elements of control.

The color variety of modifications Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5) is provided by three different color options: black (Dark Gray), gray (Metallic Silver), as well as Golden (Soft Gold).

Screen

The Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5) smartphone is equipped with an IPS sensory matrix combined with a protective glass according to OGS technology (without air layer). Developers also mention the Technicolor Color Enhance technology used here, designed to improve the image, making it even more rich and natural. On the bright sun, it should be noted, the display behaves very adequately, the image always remains readable, use the smartphone screen with a bright sunny day quite comfortable. Screen sizes are 68 × 121 mm, diagonal - 5.5 inches, resolution - 1920 × 1080 points. Accordingly, the pixel density is 401 ppi.

The frame around the screen is quite thin, the width from the screen to the edge of the body on the sides is only about 3 mm. The width of the upper and lower edges is about 16 mm, and this is despite the fact that there are quite strong stereo speakers on the screen. The display brightness can be configured manually, you can also use automatic adjustment based on the operation of the lighting sensor. Multitouch technology allows you to process up to 5 simultaneous touches. There is a smartphone and an approximation sensor that blocks the screen when making a smartphone to the ear. The screen can be activated by double tapping on the glass.

Detailed examination with the use of measuring instruments was conducted by the editor of the "Monitors" and "Projectors and TV" sections Alexey Kudryavtsev. We present his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface resistant to the appearance of scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen is not worse than the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, we give a photo on which the white surface is reflected in the screens (left - Nexus 7, right - Alcatel Idol. 3, then they can be distinguished by size):

The screen at Alcatel Idol 3 is even slightly darker (brightness of photographs 118 versus 123 at Nexus 7). The doubles of the reflected objects in the Alcatel Idol 3 screen is practically no, it suggests that there is no airbap between the outdoor glass and the surface of the LCD matrix) (OGS-One Glass Solution type screen). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (type of glass / air) with highly different refractive ratios, such screens look better in conditions of strong external illumination, but their repair in the event of a cracked exterior glass costs much more expensive, since it accounts for a whole screen. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (tight-repellent) coating (by efficiency no worse than Nexus 7), so traces from fingers are removed significantly easier, and appear at a lower rate than in the case of ordinary glass.

When manually controlling the brightness and when displaying a white field, the maximum brightness value was about 540 kD / m² (and it can be raised to 630 kD / m² when using third-party programs), minimum - 27 cd / m². The maximum brightness is very high, it means that considering excellent anti-reflective properties, readability even on a sunny day outside the room should be at a good level. In complete darkness, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value (however, it depends on the individual features of the user, someone and this value may seem high). In stock Automatic brightness adjustment over the illumination sensor (it is the right of the front camera). In automatic mode, when changing external light conditions, the screen brightness is rising, and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment slider. If it is 100%, then in complete darkness, the automatic brightness adjustment function reduces the brightness of up to 230 kD / m² (very much), in conditions lit by artificial light of the office (about 400 lux) brightness increases to 470 cd / m² (also many), in Very bright environment (corresponds to the lighting clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 LCs or a little more) is installed on 590 kD / m² (this is good). The brightness slider by 50% is the values \u200b\u200bare as follows: 33, 270 and 530 kD / m² (mean value above sufficient), by 0% - 27, 50 and 340 kD / m² (the last two values \u200b\u200bare lowered). In fact, when installing a slider to a value somewhat below 50%, we received an acceptable (from our point of view) a set of values \u200b\u200b- 27, 200 and 480 cd / m² It turns out that the auto-tuning function works adequately, and it is possible to adjust the nature of the brightness change . At any level of brightness, the backlight modulation is practically absent, so there is no screen flicker.

This smartphone uses an IPS type matrix. Micrographs demonstrate a typical structure of subpixels for IPS:

For comparison, you can familiarize yourself with the micrographic gallery of the screens used in mobile technology.

The screen has good viewing angles without a significant shift of colors, even with large looks from the perpendicular to the screen and without inverting shades. For comparison, we give the photos on which the same images are displayed on the Alcatel IDOL 3 and Nexus 7 screens, while the brightness of the screens is initially installed about 200 kD / m², and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K. Perpendicular to the screens of the White Field:

Note good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field. And test picture:

The color rendition is good, the color balance varies slightly, the saturation of the colors is natural. Now at an angle of about 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors did not change much from both screens and the contrast remained at a good level. And white field:

The brightness at an angle of the screens has decreased (at least 5 times, based on the difference in exposure), but Alcatel Idol 3 has a slightly darker screen. The black field when the diagonal is deviated to the diagonal, it is weak and acquires a red-purple shade or remains approximately neutral gray. The photos below are demonstrated (the brightness of white areas in the perpendicular plane of the directions of the direction is the same!):

And at a different angle:

With perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field is very good:

Contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) high - about 960: 1. Response time when moving a black-white-black-black equal to 19 ms (9 ms incl. + 10 ms Off). The transition between the halftons of gray 25% and 75% (for the numerical value of color) and back in sum occupies 35 ms. Constructed by 32 points with an equal interval in the numerical value of the shade of a gray gamma curve did not reveal in neither lights or in the shadows. The index of the approximating power function is 2.14, which is slightly lower standard value 2.2. In this case, the real gamma curve somewhat deviates from power dependence:

Color coverage is almost equal to SRGB:

The spectra show that the matrix light filters to moderately mix the components to each other:

As a result, colors have natural saturation. The balance of shades on the gray scale is good, since the color temperature is slightly higher than the standard 6500 K and the deviation from the spectrum of absolutely black body (ΔE) less than 3, which even for a professional device is considered an acceptable indicator. In this case, the color temperature and Δe change little from the shade to the shade - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of the color balance. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can not be considered, since there the balance of colors does not matter, and the measurement error of the color characteristics on the low brightness is large.)

Let us sum up: the screen has a very high maximum brightness and has excellent anti-glare properties, so the device without problems can be used outside the room even summer sunny day. In complete darkness, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. Mode with automatic adjustment of brightness is adequate. The advantages of the screen should include the absence of flicker and air gap in the screen layers, excellent black field uniformity and high contrast, high stability of black to the rejection of the view from the perpendicular to the screen plane, a good color balance equal to SRGB color coverage. There are no significant drawbacks, it is generally one of the best screens ever tested in our laboratory.

Sound

In sound plan, Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5) is all at a high level. Two powerful front dynamics of 1.2 watts create a surround sound effect thanks to the built-in Clari-Fi technology of JBL. This technology is also designed to restore the original sound quality of compressed music files, such as MP3, Internet radio or streaming audio (about these magic technologies, we are sufficiently heard in applying to computer sound cards, and now there came a turn and mobile devices). The smartphone sounds really worthy, thick, bright and saturated with all frequencies the sound can be obtained both from stereo speakers on the case and through headphones. The maximum volume of the volume is high, distortion and wheezing is not observed. In the conversational dynamics, the voice of the familiar interlocutor remains distinguishable, the timbre and intonation recognizable.

To play music, the Google Music brand player is provided here without any settings available to the user who can affect the sound quality. Obviously, the manufacturer suggests using the application called Mix, which is essentially an integrated music center. With it, it is possible not only to play the sound tracks already loaded into the device and streaming audio, but also combine them almost like a real DJ. Here you can synchronize tracks, make smooth mixing, add audio effects, delete and record your compositions again. To work in such a manual mode, the horizontal position of the smartphone is used, but you can simply allow the program to automatically "mix" tracks in portrait mode.

FM radio in the configuration of the smartphone is present, it does not know how to record programs from the ether. Opportunity with help full-time The recording of telephone conversations here is also not provided.

Camera

Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5) is equipped with two modules digital cameras with a resolution of 13 and 8 mp. The frontal module has a sensor with a decent resolution of 8 MP, optics with a diaphragm F / 2.3 and a wide viewing angle, has a fixed focus, but does not have its own flash. The quality of shooting for selfie chamber gives quite satisfactory. If there is a desire to embellish your self portrait, then the settings connect the additional retouching mode with the sliders, smoothly changing the tone and texture of the skin in the picture. Even more opportunities for "tuning" of your own image can be obtained with the pre-installed FaceTune program - True, it turned out to be only trial version Applications.

The main chamber is equipped with a 13 megapixel Sony module with a lens with a diaphragm F / 2.0, a fairly fast autofocus, a single LED flash. Optical stabilization is not here, only electronic. As for fast autofocus, the developers emphasize the presence of special Fotonation technology, allowing the camera to recognize the faces and focus in just 0.26 seconds, which should guarantee the clarity of the portraits made.

The camera control interface is simple and easy to: All current settings are combined into one drop-down scroll, and the choice of additional modes is made by calling the context menu to the right. In addition to the automatic shooting mode, there are several additional, such as HDR, panoramic, shedding and retouching mode; Here you can immediately turn on the QR scanner, which is convenient. There is a manual mode in which all settings can be adjusted manually.

The camera can shoot the video in the maximum resolution of Full HD (1920 × 1080, 30 FPS), the example of test rollers is presented below.

• Roller №1 (47 MB, 1920 × 1080, 30 FPS)

	The text has been worked well, although the edges are noticeable sharpness.
	In the left and central parts of the frame, sharpness is not bad, in the right foliage merges almost immediately.
	In general, the sharpness is good, but in the right part of the frame there is a large blur zone.
	With macro shot, the camera copes well.
	Such a location of blur zones can talk about the linz distortion in the lens.
	Despite the strong noises in the shadows, the number of cars can be disassembled.
	Sometimes the camera remove snapshots without significant defects.
	Sharpness over the field of frame and on the plans is distributed somewhat strangely.
	The foreground worked well thanks to the "moving" on it. With the rest of the plans, worse, not to mention the big blur zone on the left.
	If you do not take into account the right lower quarter of the frame, sharpness over the field and the plans are not bad.
	With a white balance at the camera, too, not all well: in fact, the sunset was pink.

We also tested the camera on the laboratory stand on our technique.

The camera turned out to be quite good for the medium-budget segment, but still have been on tests and solutions to our last time. First of all, the abundance of blur zones, which, bes, are irregular. It is difficult to unambiguously connect this with the problems of focusing or optics quality, but the flaws in the lens are definitely present. The corners of the frame in most pictures are obtained by non-veins, and aggravates the picture processing. The fact that the sensor is relatively weak, even visible in bright scenes. In the shadows of the same noise manifest quite strongly, and it is also strongly jammed by a noise, which manifests itself in the grain and uneven edges of small parts.

Almost all flaws confirms the laboratory test. With the worsening of the lighting, the resolution drops sharply, and the studied frame edge is over the edge of acceptable values. Moreover, some edges are worked out even worse.

However, the camera is capable of issuing a good result, but unstable, so when shooting it is necessary to look after it, and then with documentary shooting in most cases it will cope.

Telephone part and communication

Smartphone standard works in modern 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks, and there is also support for the fourth-generation networks LTE CAT 4 with the theoretical maximum speed to receive up to 150 Mbps, five ranges of LTE FDD Band 1/3/7/8/20 are supported. ). In practice, the SIM card of the domestic operator Beeline, the smartphone is confidently registered and works in 4G networks.

Network capabilities are implemented worthy: In stock Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display and DLNA support, you can organize a wireless access point through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels. The Wi-Fi module supports operation in both frequency ranges (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth has version 4.1, the connection of wearable devices, such as smart clocks and bracelets, is supported. Connecting external devices to the USB port in OTG mode is supported. Also implemented here and nFC technology With an Android Beam-operating technology based on it.

The navigation module works both with GPS and with domestic system GLONASS, and also sees Chinese Beidou satellites (BDS). There are no complaints to the navigation module, the first satellites are within the first minute. The device is also equipped with a sensor of a magnetic field, based on which the magnetic compass of navigation programs is functioning.

The telephone application supports Smart Dial, that is, during the dialing of the phone number immediately, the search first letters in contacts are immediately performed. Support for input with a blind slide from the letter to the letter (SWYPE) in the standard android keyboard Not implemented, but in the settings you can choose as an alternative to the SWIFTTKEY third-party keyboard, which has a huge mass of various flexible settings, including you can use without failure input. Some special features to reduce virtual keyboard blocks in size for ease of control of one hand are not selected. At this place, it is necessary to recall once again that the interface of all applications, including the telephone dialer, can turn over 180 degrees, and consequently, the telephone calls on the phone can even keep the "upside down" apparatus. Also note that on the market there is a modification of Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5 and 4.7) modification (5.5 and 4.7), which supports work with two SIM cards.

OS and Software

As a system in the device, the Google Android software platform is used with fresh version 5.0.2 without additional shells, that is, the interface here for the most part looks and functions exactly as it was conceived by the creators of the Android OS. There are all the most notable distinctive features of the newest, fifth on the account of this version of this operating system, such as a kind of minimalistic graphic design in the style of Material Design, pop-up interactive information panels, a two-position brand menu of notifications with a short-access curtain to the most important settings. However, the most uncomfortable moments are finalized: it is possible to display the remaining battery charge at the top of the screen as a percentage, can be closed with one click all before open applications. Supports update "By air" (OTA). Especially I would like to note the qualitative translation of all sections and menu, including those added by the developers of the apparatus itself. After unrefined "Chinese" from online stores, such a thoughtfully spent, beautifully decorated and clearly functioning OS with all its superstructures seems a sip of clean air.

From myself, the developers added the widget that became fashionable lately, which advanced to the side shift on the left, which is constantly updating and customizable for its own taste of the user information tape with news about weather, updating popular applications, news headers, etc. It is called all this here. "Onetouch Stream". Elementary support for gestures (tapping on the screen and turning the smartphone face down) and the already mentioned ability to coup interface to 180 degrees has been added. From the lock screen, it is possible to go immediately after unlocking to a specific application - for example, to the calculator or QR codes scanner (this is called "function" in the settings, and this mode can be turned off).

Pre-installed third-party programs great many, they are all free, anyone could download them from the Play Store online store on their own. Many of these applications will not be in demand and only clog the device's memory. Most of the games and programs have only trial status, they will later have to buy them, and from useful can be noted file manager, Own Alcatel One Touch Application Center and data synchronization program with Smart Suite computer.

Performance

Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5) hardware platform (5.5) is based on the eight-casual single-grip system (SOC) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939). This 64-bit platform is made using Big.Little technology, where four Cortex-A53 processor kernels are adjacent to the four of the same Cortex-A53 kernels, but these "fours" differ the maximum frequency of work. Depending on the nature and degree of download, either 4 "junior", or 4 "senior" (up to 1.5 GHz) nucleus, which saves energy. For the processing of graphics here is the ADRENO 405 video screen with a frequency of up to 550 MHz. SOC SNAPDRAGON 615 is made according to the process of 28 nm and refers to the average level.

The amount of operational memory of the smartphone is 2 GB. The device has 16 GB flash memory, from which just over 9.5 GB is available for the needs of the user itself. The amount of memory can be increased due to microSD cards or flash drives connected to the Micro-USB port in OTG mode.

According to the test results, the eight-core SOC SOC SNAPDRAGON 615 showed average results, approximately 30K in Antutu V 5.x, while at the top solutions this value is now from 45k and higher. There is nothing to add here, the platform is far from its capabilities from the most productive modern SOs, which are installed in flagship decisions. The drift of devices with such a filling is a confident medium level, no more. Nevertheless, the smartphone described today is quite productive enough for its capabilities for some time for some time to fulfill almost any tasks, including 3D games.

Testing in the latest versions complex tests ANTUTU and GEEKBENCH 3:

All results obtained by us when testing the smartphone in the most fresh versions Popular benchmarks, we have brought to the table for convenience. The table usually adds several other devices from various segments, also tested on similar recent versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the resulting dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the same comparison, it is impossible to submit results from different versions Benchmarks, therefore, many decent and actual models remain "behind the scenes" - due to the fact that they at one time passed the "obstacle course" on previous versions of test programs.

Testing a graphic subsystem in 3DMark game tests, GFXBENCHMARK, and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark for the most productive smartphones now it is possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the resolution of the rendering is fixed to 720p and is turned off by VSYNC (due to which the speed can rise above 60 FPS).

	Alcatel Ot Idol 3 5.5 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 615)	Lenovo P90. (Intel Atom Z3560)	Meizu M1 Note. MEDIATEK MT6752)	SAMSUNG GALAXY A7. (Qualcomm Snapdragon 615)	HTC Desire 820. (Qualcomm Snapdragon 615)	Honor 6 Plus. (Hisilicon kirin 925)
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme (more - better)	5281	MAXED OUT!	6517	5373	5866	9113
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited (more - better)	7423	14543	10606	7700	8990	13849
GFXBENCHMARK T-REX HD (C24Z16 ONSCREEN)	15 FPS.	26 fps	15 FPS.	14 fps	26 fps	17 FPS.
GFXBENCHMARK T-REX HD (C24Z16 OFFSCREEN)	14 fps	27 FPS.	15 FPS.	15 FPS.	15 FPS.	17 FPS.
Bonsai Benchmark.	1844 (26 FPS)	3641 (52 FPS)	3318 (47 FPS)	1946 (28 FPS)	2777 (40 FPS)	3726 (53 FPS)

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for the benchmarks to estimate the speed of the JavaScript engine, it is necessary to always make a discount on the fact that they are significantly dependent on the browser in them, in which the comparison can be truly correct only on the same OS and browsers, and such an opportunity is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

Heatons

The back surface is shown below (the top in the picture is on the right), obtained after 10 minutes of the battery test operation in the GFXBenchMark program:

It can be seen that the heating is localized in the upper part of the device, which, apparently, corresponds to the location of the SOC chip. According to the heat frame, the maximum heating was 42 degrees, it is relatively few.

Video playback

To test "omnivities" when playing video (including support for various codecs, containers and special capabilities, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats that constitute the bulk of the content available on the content network. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have the support of hardware decoding of videos at the chip level, since to process modern options due to the processor nuclei are most often impossible. Also, it is not necessary to wait from the mobile device of decoding everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are reduced to a single table.

According to the test results, the subject did not turn out to be equipped with all the necessary decoders, which are necessary to fully play most of the most common multimedia files. To successfully play their playback, you will have to resort to the help of a third-party player - for example, MX Player. True, it is necessary to change the settings and manually set additional custom codecs, because now this player does not officially support AC3 sound format.

Format	Container, video, sound	MX Video Player.	Full video player
DVDRip.	AVI, XVID 720 × 400 2200 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduces normal	reproduces normal
Web-DL SD	AVI, XVID 720 × 400 1400 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduces normal	reproduces normal
Web-DL HD	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 3000 Kbps, AC3		video is reproduced normally, no sound
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 4000 Kbps, AC3	video is reproduced normally, no sound	video is reproduced normally, no sound
BDRip 1080p.	MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080 8000 Kbps, AC3	video is reproduced normally, no sound	video is reproduced normally, no sound

¹ The sound in MX Video Player was played only after installing an alternative user audio codec; the regular player does not have such a setting

Testing the features of the video output spent Alexey Kudryavtsev.

The MHL interface, like the Mobility Displayport, we did not find it in this smartphone, so I had to restrict ourselves to testing the image of the video files to the screen itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with one division by the frame with an arrow and a rectangle (see "Methods for testing the playback devices and displaying the video signal. Version 1 (for mobile devices)"). Screen shots with shutter speed in 1 C helped to determine the nature of the output of video files with various parameters: resolution ranged (1280 to 720 (720p) and 1920 per 1080 (1080p) pixels) and frame rate (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frame / from). In tests, we used the MX Player video player in the "hardware" mode. Test results are reduced to the table:

720 / 30p. excellent not 720/25p. oK not 720/24p. excellent not

Note: If in both columns Uniformity and Pass Green estimates are exhibited, it means that, most likely, when viewing the films of artifacts caused by uneven alternation and passage of frames, or will not be seen at all, or their number and notice will not affect the preservation of viewing. Red markers point to possible problemsrelated to playback of relevant files.

By the output criterion, the quality of video playback playback on the screen of the smartphone itself is very good, since frames (or frames of frames) may (but not obliged) to be output with more or less uniform intervals and without frames. When playing video files with a resolution of 1920 to 1080 pixels (1080p) on the smartphone screen, the image of the video file is displayed exactly along the screen border, one to one by pixels, that is, in the initial resolution. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - in the shadows and in the lights displays all gradations of shades.

Battery life

Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 (5.5) has a fixed battery a very decent capacity of 2910 mAh, that with such a small mass of the device only respects. However, the smartphone did not demonstrate record indicators in terms of battery life, all within the usual standards for the flagship with a large Full HD screen. In the usual mode of operation, the device confidently lives to the evening charging, with moderate use is quite capable of stretching and two days. It is also worth noting that testing was traditionally carried out without the use of any energy-saving functions and modes, although there are those in the apparatus.

	Battery capacity	Reading mode	Video mode	3D game mode
Alcatel OT IDOL 3 (5.5)	2910 mA · h	17 h. 00 m.	8 h. 30 m.	3 h. 20 m.
Lenovo P90.	4000 mA · h	16 h. 00 m.	13 h. 00 m.	4 h. 40 m.
Meizu M1 Note.	3140 mA · h	16 h. 40 m.	13 h. 20 m.	4 h. 45 m.
SAMSUNG GALAXY A7.	2600 mA · h	22 h. 10 m.	12 h. 00 m.	3 h. 20 m.
HTC Desire 820.	2600 mA · h	13 h. 00 m.	7 h. 40 m.	4 h. 10 m.
Honor 6 Plus.	3600 mA · h	20 h. 00 m.	10 h. 00 m.	4 h. 30 m.
SAMSUNG GALAXY A5.	2300 mA · h	14 h. 00 m.	11 h. 00 m.	4 h. 20 m.
Huawei Ascend G7.	3000 mA · h	20 h. 00 m.	13 h. 30 m.	6 h. 30 m.
Huawei Mate 7.	4100 mA · h	20 h. 00 m.	12 h. 30 m.	4 h. 25 m.

Uninterrupted reading in the FBReader program (with a standard, bright theme) with a minimum comfortable level of brightness (the brightness was exhibited at 100 cd / m²) lasted until the battery was completely discharged, and with unlimited viewing video in high quality (720p) with the same brightness level through home network Wi-Fi machine lasted 8.5 hours. In the game mode, the smartphone functioned a little less than 3.5 hours. Full charge time is 2 hours and 50 minutes.

Outcome

As for the price, for the younger model Alcatel One Touch Idol 3, with a screen diagonal of 4.7 inches, it is already defined and amounts to 13,990 rubles, that is, even less than 15 thousand. The highest modification with a 5.5-inch screen, which is the hero of today's review, is not yet sold in our stores, but according to preliminary data, its price will be 19,990 rubles. That is, the cost of a well-completed image model with a pleasant design, high-quality assembly, a reliable hardware platform and a perfectly functioning software part, with a magnificent screen, excellent sound And autonomy and a rich set of network capabilities does not exceed 20 thousand rubles per certified model, which in the current times and at the prevailing realities of the domestic market is very good. The smartphone turned out to be truly interesting in all respects, there are no candid failures in anything, and given his pedigree and a sane official price, the device has the full right to close attention from thoughtful customers of mobile technology.