Companies that become the owners of a recognizable and popular brand as a result of a merger or acquisition may dispose of the inheritance in different ways. Some of them do not really know what to do with the acquisition, which is why the once popular brand is slowly losing market share and disappearing into the distant and happy past. This is approximately how the situation with the former leader, Nokia, is developing. After it was acquired by Microsoft, the Finnish manufacturer's smartphones are less and less common in real life. Alcatel, on the other hand, is more fortunate.
After several major mergers, the rights to the brand were held by the Chinese TCL, which is very active in promoting smartphones produced by the joint venture TAMP (TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones Limited) on the market. The Alcatel One Touch POP 2 5032d review that you are now reading is not a panegyric to the once legendary brand, as skeptics might suggest, but an attempt to understand whether it is possible to step into the same river twice. Or, if you like it better - proof that if the manufacturer is not ready to be content with past achievements and carefully listens to the opinions of consumers, he should succeed. Therefore, we decided that reviews of the alcatel one touch pop 2 5042d would be no less relevant than an analysis of technical and technical characteristics or a comparison of the new product with its closest competitors. Agree: the opinion of an ordinary person about a phone sometimes means more when choosing a phone than a few professional reviews.
We have already mentioned several times that it is not necessary to count on any additional perks when buying even a high-level smartphone nowadays. And our today's hero confirms this: the buyer will not find anything superfluous in the box. A standard power supply with an output current of 1A, a micro-USB cable, headphones and a short instruction manual. Everything! You can forget about a complete memory card, a disc with drivers or a coupon for downloading a game from the Google Market. Such savings can be explained, but if before unpacking a newly purchased gadget was almost a holiday, now it has turned into a routine and unremarkable operation.
With the target audience, the question is not as simple as it sounds. On the one hand, they ask for only 5500 rubles for a smartphone, which clearly hints at the budget status with all the ensuing consequences. On the other hand, Alcatel One Touch pop 2 does not seem frankly cheap or unprepossessing, and the future owner of the device will be protected from an inferiority complex. Consequently, the manufacturer offers us an inexpensive, but by no means a budget smartphone designed for a relatively wide audience. This is also facilitated by the calm and restrained design, the quality of the materials used and the general impression of the novelty, which is usually formed in the first 2-3 hours.
Why did we decide to put the main emphasis on the screen, and consider the hardware specifications relying on the state in passing? Agree, the type of processor used, the amount of RAM and other technical parameters of an ordinary person are not always of interest, and if a smartphone is more or less adequately capable of performing everyday tasks, talks about the speed of the chip can only interest a keen amateur.
In Alcatel One Touch pop 2, the designers used a conventional TFT screen, rightly judging that IPS technologies have no place in a budget device. The display resolution is only 854 x 480 pixels, which can be a problem with a screen diagonal of 4.5 inches. If you try hard, you can see individual points, and straight lines will turn into a stepped ladder. Moreover, the TN-matrix is physically incapable of providing the number of colors declared in the specifications, when any deviation from a strictly vertical angle turns into fading of one part of the screen and a sharp violation of the accuracy of the shades of the other.
Such a display will not add popularity points to a smartphone, but in ordinary life the situation does not seem so deplorable. In the end, in this price range, one way or another, you have to make compromises, and for calls or browsing the Internet, color accuracy is not so important. Moreover, taking into account the declared price.
They didn’t get greedy here, so the owners of Alcatel One Touch pop 2 can save 50-100 dollars with a clear conscience on buying a budget soap dish. Our today's hero takes pictures very, very well, especially if we take care of more or less decent lighting. The smartphone camera clearly falls short of the level of Sony or HTC, but the difference is noticeable only in direct comparison in specialized programs.
Landscapes and still lifes are good for the new product, and defects and artifacts begin to appear when shooting in low light conditions. You can find examples of pictures below, but we really liked them. And the belief, which has spread in recent years, according to which a smartphone should shoot no worse than a professional SLR camera, can be ignored.
Shoots Alcatel One Touch POP 2 5032d very well Even under artificial lighting, photos are bright and clear 
The situation is a little worse in low light conditions. 
Landscapes and still lifes are good for the novelty 
Photos of the text are clear, not blurry
If certain items of expenditure are cut, then much more remains for other funds. And if during the development of new items the choice of the type of display was carried out according to the residual principle, then they did not save on communication. How such an inexpensive smartphone was able to provide support for all existing standards is unclear, but the fact remains. Alcatel One Touch pop 2 works in networks of 2, 3 and 4 generations and is able to exchange information via Wi-Fi standard b, g and n. Also available are Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi Direct.
As for an inexpensive smartphone, such omnivorousness is striking. Therefore, the label that was awarded to the novelty immediately after the announcement of the criticism is nothing more than a nagging. The model keeps the connection perfectly in almost any conditions and boasts support for 4G networks. Such a set of features is rarely found in much more expensive smartphones, so you cannot blame Alcatel's brainchild for inferiority.
It would be wrong to completely ignore the issues related to performance, so let's briefly touch on the "iron" filling. The smartphone does not have the fastest processor from Qualcomm (Snapdragon 410) and only 1 GB of RAM. Even taking into account the fact that the chip is 4-core, there is no need to count on anything special. It was released at the end of 2013 and has become quite outdated, but for undemanding users, its capabilities are more than enough. But the scanty savings in memory can no longer be logically explained and justified.
The smartphone does not have the fastest processor from Qualcomm
| Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 65.4 mm (millimeters) 6.54 cm (centimeters) 0.21 ft (feet) 2.57 in (inches) |
| Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 132.5 mm (millimeters) 13.25 cm (centimeters) 0.43 ft (feet) 5.22 in (inches) |
| Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units of measurement. | 9.95 mm (millimeters) 1 cm (centimeters) 0.03 ft (feet) 0.39 in (inches) |
| The weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement. | 147 g (grams) 0.32 lbs (pounds) 5.19 oz (ounces) |
| Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with a rectangular parallelepiped shape. | 86.22 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 5.24 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale. | Yellow Black Silver Gray White Purple Blue Green Red |
| GSM GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is designed to replace the analog mobile network (1G). For this reason, GSM is often referred to as a 2G mobile network. It is enhanced by the addition of GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) and later EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) technologies. | GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz |
| UMTS UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. It is based on the GSM standard and refers to 3G mobile networks. Developed by 3GPP and its biggest advantage is to provide more speed and spectral efficiency thanks to W-CDMA technology. | UMTS 2100 MHz UMTS 850 MHz (5042A; 5042D; 5042E; 5042G; 5042W; 5042X) UMTS 900 MHz (5042A; 5042D; 5042E; 5042G; 5042W; 5042X) UMTS 1900 MHz (5042A; 5042D; 5042E; 5042G; 5042W; 5042X) UMTS 800 MHz (5042F) |
| LTE LTE (Long Term Evolution) is defined as a fourth generation (4G) technology. It is developed by 3GPP based on GSM / EDGE and UMTS / HSPA with the aim of increasing the capacity and speed of wireless mobile networks. The subsequent development of technologies is called LTE Advanced. | LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz (5042A; 5042D; 5042E; 5042G; 5042W; 5042X) LTE 1900 MHz (5042A; 5042E; 5042W) LTE 1800 MHz (5042D; 5042F; 5042G; 5042X) LTE 900 MHz (5042D; 5042G; 5042X) LTE 850 MHz (5042A) LTE 700 MHz (B28) (5042E; 5042G; 5042W) LTE 800 MHz (5042F) LTE 1700/2100 MHz (5042A; 5042E; 5042W) |
| SoC (System on a Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software required for their operation. | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 |
| Technological process Information about the technological process by which the chip is manufactured. The value in nanometers is half the distance between the elements in the processor. | 28 nm (nanometers) |
| Processor (CPU) The main function of the processor (CPU) of a mobile device is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications. | ARM Cortex-A53 |
| Processor size The bit size of the processor is determined by the size (in bits) of registers, address buses and data buses. 64-bit processors offer better performance than 32-bit processors, which are more efficient than 16-bit processors. | 64 bit |
| Instruction set architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets / controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute. | ARMv8 |
| Level 0 cache (L0) Some processors have L0 (level 0) cache memory, which can be accessed faster than L1, L2, L3, etc. The advantage of having such memory is not only higher performance, but also lower power consumption. | 4KB + 4KB (kilobytes) |
| Level 1 cache (L1) The cache memory is used by the processor to reduce the time it takes to access more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (level 1) cache is small and is much faster than both system memory and other levels of cache. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for it in the L2 cache. On some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2. | 16 KB + 16 KB (kilobytes) |
| L2 cache L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1, but instead has a larger capacity to cache more data. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for them in L3 cache memory (if available) or in RAM memory. | 2048 KB (kilobytes) 2 MB (megabytes) |
| Number of processor cores The processor core executes program instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to execute in parallel. | 4 |
| CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 1200 MHz (megahertz) |
| Graphics processing unit (GPU) A graphics processing unit (GPU) handles computation for a variety of 2D / 3D graphics applications. In mobile devices, it is most commonly used by games, consumer interfaces, video applications, and more. | Qualcomm Adreno 306 |
| GPU clock speed Speed is the clock speed of the GPU and is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 400 MHz (megahertz) |
| The amount of random access memory (RAM) Random access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. The data that is saved in the RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted. | 1 GB (gigabytes) |
| Memory type (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device. | LPDDR3 |
| Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels that are integrated into the SoC. More channels means higher data rates. | Single channel |
| RAM frequency The frequency of the RAM determines its speed of operation, more specifically, the speed of reading / writing data. | 533 MHz (megahertz) |
| Type / technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the image quality of information directly depends. | TFT |
| Diagonal On mobile devices, screen size is expressed in terms of the length of its diagonal, measured in inches. | 4.5 in (inches) 114.3 mm (millimeters) 11.43 cm (centimeters) |
| Width Approximate screen width | 2.2 in (inches) 56 mm (millimeters) 5.6 cm (centimeters) |
| Height Approximate screen height | 3.92 in (inches) 99.64 mm (millimeters) 9.96 cm (centimeters) |
| Aspect ratio The aspect ratio of the long side of the screen to its short side | 1.779:1 |
| Permission Screen resolution indicates the number of pixels horizontally and vertically on the screen. Higher resolution means sharper image detail. | 480 x 854 pixels |
| Pixel density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be shown on the screen in clearer detail. | 218 ppi (pixels per inch) 85 ppcm (pixels per centimeter) |
| Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can display. | 24 bit 16777216 flowers |
| Screen footprint The approximate percentage of the display area on the front of the device. | 64.6% (percent) |
| Other characteristics Information about other functions and features of the screen. | Capacitive Multitouch |
| ISO (light sensitivity) The ISO value / speed indicates the sensor's sensitivity to light. Digital camera sensors operate within a specific ISO range. The higher the ISO speed, the higher the sensor's sensitivity to light. | 100 - 1600 |
| Flash type The rear (rear) cameras of mobile devices mainly use LED flashes. They can be configured with one, two or more light sources and vary in shape. | LED |
| Image Resolution Resolution is one of the main characteristics of cameras. It represents the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in the image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often quote resolutions in megapixels, indicating the approximate number of pixels in millions. | 1200 x 900 pixels 1.08 MP (megapixels) |
| Specifications Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera. | Autofocus Burst shooting Digital zoom Digital image stabilization Geographic tags Panoramic shooting HDR shooting Touch focus Face recognition Adjusting the white balance ISO setting Exposure compensation Scene selection mode Macro mode |
| Interpolated resolution - 5 MP |
| Capacity Battery capacity indicates the maximum charge it can store, measured in milliampere-hours. | 2000 mAh (milliampere-hours) |
| Type of The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more precisely, by the chemicals used. There are different types of batteries, with lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries most commonly used in mobile devices. | Li-Ion (Lithium-ion) |
| Talk time 2G Talk time in 2G is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 2G network. | 8 h (hours) 480 min (minutes) 0.3 days |
| Standby time 2G Standby time in 2G is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 2G network. | 400 h (hours) 24000 min (minutes) 16.7 days |
| Talk time 3G Talk time in 3G is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 3G network. | 12 h (hours) 720 min (minutes) 0.5 days |
| 3G standby time Standby time in 3G is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 3G network. | 400 h (hours) 24000 min (minutes) 16.7 days |
| Specifications Information about some additional characteristics of the device's battery. | Removable |
| Head SAR (EU) The SAR level indicates the maximum amount of electromagnetic radiation that the human body is exposed to when holding a mobile device near the ear in a talking position. In Europe, the maximum SAR value for mobile devices is limited to 2 W / kg per 10 grams of human tissue. This standard was established by the CENELEC committee in accordance with the IEC standards, following the ICNIRP guidelines of 1998. | 0.626 W / kg (Watts per kilogram) |
| Body SAR (EU) The SAR level indicates the maximum amount of electromagnetic radiation to which the human body is exposed if the mobile device is held at hip level. The highest SAR value for mobile devices in Europe is 2 W / kg per 10 grams of human tissue. This standard was established by the CENELEC committee in accordance with ICNIRP guidelines from 1998 and IEC standards. | 0.828 W / kg (Watts per kilogram) |
Alcatel POP 2 5042D, which we will talk about today, is a continuation of the line called One Touch. This Chinese device is sold in the Russian Federation for only five thousand rubles.
Later we will talk about the parameters of the Alcatel POP 2 5042D in more detail, but now we will analyze the fundamental points. We can say, the cornerstones on which this apparatus is based. So, for the price of 5 thousand rubles, we get not the newest software shell ("Android" 4.4), not the largest amount of RAM (1 GB) and not the best quality screen. The device will not please us with the battery life either, the battery is designed for only 2,000 milliamperes per hour. But the communication capabilities of the Alcatel POP 2 5042D are all right. Nevertheless, who will look at a set of communications if they will not allow using the device for a long time? But first things first.
It's safe to say that the screen is the part of the smartphone where you encounter the most noticeable paradox. On the one hand, the Alcatel POP 2 5042D is equipped with a TFT matrix, which has the worst display quality to date. It is easily overtaken by IPS, but there is even no need to talk about AMOLED and S-AMOLED.
So, POP 2 5042D has a screen resolution of 480 by 854 pixels with a diagonal of 4.5 inches. According to calculations, the pixel density is 240 dots per inch. If the manufacturer had installed an IPS rather than a TFT matrix in the screen, this would have become a noticeable progress and could have greatly changed the assessment of the device. Nevertheless, the TFT-matrix, or rather its installation, here is a kind of retribution for the low cost of the device. Actually, there is another justification for using TFT: low battery capacity. Such a matrix will use up the charge more carefully than the same IPS.
It is pleasantly surprising that the screen does not give off excessively blue tints, as is the case with many budget solutions. In general, the color rendering of the POP 2 5042D is good, it is at a good level. There is an almost crystal clear white color here, for which I would like to thank the developers. And that's even at low brightness levels. Yes, of course, there were some errors. For example, in small text you may notice smearing of thin lines, and when the device is turned into a vertical plane, the color gamut will be distorted. But is there anything else that the opponents of the Alcatel One Touch POP 2 5042D, belonging to the same price category, can boast of? Unlikely.
Another Alcatel smartphone is equipped with a light sensor that will automatically adjust the screen backlight level. Considering that not all models for seven thousand rubles have this function (and even for ten thousand rubles, oddly enough), you can be glad for such a set. By the way, the Alcatel smartphone changes the brightness level without any jerks, doing everything softly, smoothly and gradually.
The developers have added a rather interesting solution to the device. Like "Lumiya", the device can either be taken out of sleep mode or "driven" there by double tap on the display. When you “wake up”, the main screen will immediately open, and the lockscreen will be skipped. The same can be done exactly the opposite.
Alcatel POP 2 5042D, the price of which is about five thousand Russian rubles, is equipped with two cameras. The main one has a resolution of five megapixels. The front one is more modest, only two megapixels. The main module is complemented by the function of automatic focusing on the subject, there is also an LED flash. However, you should not place a huge stake on it, since it copes with its tasks (due to its low power) very, very mediocre.
By the way, problems were identified with the front camera. Previously cited information about two megapixels was obtained from the developers and official representatives of the company. However, repeated tests carried out using special software showed that there is only 0.3 MP. We will not notice any special settings, there are only two of them: activating / deactivating night mode and creating four photos in a row. The compression algorithm is not bad, it saves space on the phone. It is possible that initially the company planned from 0.3 to 2 megapixels, but for some reason decided not to. For those who are not experienced in selfies, the result will still be acceptable.
The Alcatel POP 2 5042D, the firmware for which will optimize the operation of the operating system, has a fairly good main camera. Despite its five megapixels, it produces really high-quality images in good light. In parallel with the decrease in the level of illumination, the quality will also deteriorate, but this looks quite logical. Automatic focusing works not only smartly, but also competently, it will not work to dig into the process or the results.
The work of software and hardware that corrects leads to the creation of good pictures. Even without advanced settings, you can take high-quality photos in almost any type of lighting. When shooting faces, the user can enjoy a slight shift in the spectrum towards warmer hues. This parameter has almost no effect on other scenarios, so it can be assessed positively. There is a macro mode. It will not provide perfect results. Nevertheless, fans of shooting flowers and other objects can safely count on it.
What about photos with text? In principle, it is unlikely that it will be possible to boast of some transcendental achievements. But the required level is still present. If you take a picture of an A4 page, the text on it will be easy to read, even without much scaling. However, readability will drop in proportion to the decrease in letter size. Alcatel POP 2 5042D, the characteristics of which are listed at the beginning of the review, does not provide an opportunity to take good pictures at night. Even though it has a flash. Its only sensible purpose is to use it as a flashlight.
If you are an active user, then you will definitely have to purchase a case for Alcatel POP 2 5042D, so as not to damage the case and do not wash the dusting. We have already talked about the display, so there is no point in repeating. You can make out the topic of communications, which will probably be more interesting for those who are going to use a smartphone for its intended purpose. That is, actively communicate on social networks, browse the Internet and call up with loved ones.
So, in the cellular network of the fourth generation, the device works quite fast. He immediately "clings" to the coating. Taking into account the price of the device, this even surprises a little in a pleasant way, of course. The signal indicator shows impressive information. In general, from the third to the fourth generation and back, the device switches very briskly. And it really pleases. It is clear that in this case there can be no complaints about the quality of data transfer. No problem here.
The sensitivity of the Wi-Fi module is at a high level, there are no complaints about it. I was pleased with the fast and accurate GPS performance. There is an add-on A-GPS, once again making it easier to work with satellite maps of the area. Together with a good "grip" of the smartphone for the coverage of cellular networks, these parameters provide an excellent opportunity to use the device as a communicator. The radio part is done wonderfully well, you can't argue with that.
As for the sound, this part of the subject of our today's review is that very fly in the ointment in a barrel of honey. It becomes a kind of rehabilitation. A multimedia speaker is far from perfect. Hissing, crackling - these are its main drawbacks. There is nothing more to highlight, but this “sweet couple” is enough, as they say, for the eyes. Probably, in this direction, Alcatel should have followed the ingenious solutions of Beeline, where a multimedia speaker is absent, and its role is played by a universal hearing aid.
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Type of: smartphone Dimensions: 141x71.5x9.7 mm Market Stats: Alcatel One Touch Pop 2 (5)Announcement date: September 2014Deliveries to Russia: supplied Sales start date in Russia: March 2015 Recommended price at the start of sales: RUB 7990 General Features: Alcatel One Touch Pop 2 (5)Communication standard: GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GSM 850, GSM 900, HSDPA, LTE 4GTalk time: 8.2 h Standby time: 500 h Battery type: Li-Ion 2500 mAh SIM card type: micro-SIM Case design: monoblock Body materials: plastic Color solutions: white, yellow, green, red, lemon, silver, gray, blue, black Display Features: Alcatel One Touch Pop 2 (5)Type of: 5-inch, TFT, 16 million colors, 854x480 pixels, capacitive, pixel density 196 ppiAdditionally: built-in accelerometer (auto screen orientation), proximity sensor to automatically turn off the backlight, multi-touch gestures Sound: Alcatel One Touch Pop 2 (5)Vibration alert: there isSilent Call: there is Speakerphone: there is Additionally: 3.5mm audio out, MP3 and WAV files as ringtone Call control: Alcatel One Touch Pop 2 (5)Call Hold: there isConference call: there is Call forwarding: there is Determination of the number: there is Voice dialing: there is Additionally: recent calls log: automatic storage of unlimited number of incoming / outgoing / unanswered calls User interface: Alcatel One Touch Pop 2 (5)Volume control: there isVoice control: there is Speed dialing: there is Organizer: Alcatel One Touch Pop 2 (5)Watch: there isAlarm: there is Calendar: there is Scheduler: there is Stopwatch: there is Timer: there is Calculator: there is Unit converter: there is World Time: there is Voice recorder: there is Input Specifications: Alcatel One Touch Pop 2 (5)Backlight: there isBlocking: there is Predictive text input: there is Input in Russian letters: there is Connectivity: Alcatel One Touch Pop 2 (5)SMS: there isMMS: there is GPRS: there is Bluetooth: 4.0, A2DP Wi-Fi: 802.11 b / g / n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct support NFC: there is Speed: HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps, LTE 150 Mbps DL, LTE 50 Mbps UL PC communication: microUSB 2.0 E-Mail: there is EDGE: there is HTML5: there is Additionally: Instant Messaging, Push email Additional Features: Alcatel One Touch Pop 2 (5)Games: downloadableMP3 player: AAC +, FLAC, MP3, WAV Main camera: 5 megapixels, maximum resolution 2592x1944 pixels, LED flash, autofocus, geo-tagging of images, panoramic image, HDR technology Front-camera: yes, the maximum video resolution is 640x480 pixels Video: 30 frames per second, H.264, MP4, Xvid, maximum video resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) FM receiver: yes, with RDS support, stereo Java applications: No Number of phonebook entries: unlimited, photo on incoming call Built-in memory: 1 GB RAM, 8 GB Supported memory cards: microSD Maximum memory card size: up to 32 GB CPU: 1.2 GHz, quad-core processor GPS: yes, with A-GPS support Operating system: Android 5.0 Lollipop Additionally: phone integration with social networks, work with two SIM-cards
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