Alcatel One Touch 980

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Alcatel One Touch 980
OT 980 displaying the default home screen under Android 2.1
ManufacturerTCL Communication[1]
SeriesOne Touch
First releasedUnited Kingdom
24 August 2010; 13 years ago (2010-08-24)
Availability by regionLaunch date dependent on country, beginning August 2010
TypeTouchscreen smartphone
Form factorSlider
Dimensions112.5 mm (4.43 in) (h)
60.4 mm (2.38 in) (w)
15.9 mm (0.63 in) (d)
Mass152 g (5.4 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 2.1 (Éclair)
CPUQualcomm 600 MHz CPU (MSM7227 ARM11 processor)
Memory256 MB
Storage512 MB EEPROM (only 194 MB accessible)
Removable storagemicroSD card (up to 32 GB)
Battery1150 mAh
Internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery, 8 hours talk time and 400 hours stand-by time
User replaceable
Display2.8 in (71 mm) touchscreen, 320x240 QVGA LCD
Rear camera2 megapixels
ConnectivityWi-Fi 802.11b/g; Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP; micro USB 2.0, 3.5 mm TRRS
Data inputsResistive touchscreen
QWERTY keyboard
A-GPS
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
SAR0.531 W/kg (head)
0.967 W/kg (body)
References"Alcatel OT-980 specs". Phone Arena. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

The Alcatel One Touch 980 (stylized as one touch 980 and commonly abbreviated as Alcatel OT-980) is a touchscreen slider smartphone manufactured by TCL Communication. The phone was announced on February 15, 2010 at the Mobile World Congress.[2] The Alcatel One Touch 980 was the first Alcatel to run the Android operating system, running version 2.1 "Éclair". The phone has been noted to resemble the Palm Prē.[3]

Reception[edit]

The One Touch 980 has been met with mixed reviews. CNET UK awarded the phone 2.5 out of 5 stars, praising the phone for its budget price, QWERTY keyboard and decent performance but criticizing the screen sensitivity and how outdated the user interface felt.[4] TechRadar gave the phone 3 out of 5 stars, praising its battery life but criticizing the camera and the phone's thickness.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Us". ALCATEL ONE TOUCH. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Alcatel OT-808, OT-980 smart phones and the MWC". CellPhoneInn. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ^ Wattanajantra, Asavin (16 September 2010). "Alcatel OT-980 Android 2.1 smart phone flogged for less than £100". CNET UK. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  4. ^ McFerran, Damien (15 November 2010). "Alcatel OT-980 review". CNET UK. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  5. ^ Vogel, Sandra (13 October 2010). "Alcatel OT-980 review". TechRadar. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

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