Ruler available smartphones Alcatel PIXI has been replenished with new samples. Alcatel PIXI 4 received two variations with 5 "and 6" screens. Today we will take a look at the five-inch gadget and find out if the PIXI line has reached a new level or not.
Specifications
- Screen: 5 ", TFT-TN, 16 million colors, 854 × 480 pixels; capacitive;
- Operating system: Android 6.0 Marshmallow;
- Processor: MediaTek MT6735M, Cortex-A53, 4 x 1 GHz;
- GPU: Mali-T720;
- RAM: 1 GB;
- Built-in memory: 8 GB, support for microSD memory cards up to 32 GB;
- Cameras: Main 8 Mp - flash, digital. zoom, fix. focus,
frontal 5 Mp - flash, digital. zoom, fix. focus; - Video recording: main camera: 1280 x 720, 30fps, EIS,
front camera: 640 x 480, EIS; - Battery: Li-Ion 2000 mAh;
- Dimensions: 151 x 72.5 x 9.5 mm;
- Weight: 169 g;
- SIM slots: 2 microSIM / microSIM Dual-Standby;
- Communication: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900,
UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100,
FDD LTE B1 / 3/7/8/20 / 28A,
EDGE HSPA +: Down - 42 Mbps, Up - 11 Mbps,
4G LTE Cat 4: Down - 150 Mbps, Up - 50 Mbps,
GPRS, EDGE,
WIFI: 802.11 b / g / n 2.4GHz,
Bluetooth 4.0, GPS; - Sensors: proximity, accelerometer.
- Available colors: white, dark gray, silver, blue, orange.
Equipment
Alcatel PIXI 4 comes in a compact white and blue cardboard box with a bright design.On the front side there is an image of a smartphone, a company logo and a model name.
On the left side is printed trademark legal information in different languages.
The opposite side lists the main specifications gadget and photographs are shown within the "Polaroid" type, demonstrating the presence this regime at the phone (for more details see the "Camera" section).
On the small edges, the Alcatel logo is minimalistically "flaunting" and a brief information about the device is pasted: model code, IMEI, supported communication standards, etc.
Inside the box, in addition to the device itself, are: a 5V 550mA power adapter, a 1m micro-USB cable for connecting to a PC, a Getting Started leaflet, a booklet with information on safety measures and warranty conditions, a warranty card, and earbuds.
Appearance
The material from which the body of the smartphone and the back panel are made is plastic.
The front side is also covered with plastic. Above the screen are the flash, earpiece, front camera and notification light.
At the bottom there is touch buttons"Back", "home", "menu". The response is fast, but they are not highlighted.
The back cover, as mentioned earlier, is made of plastic and has holes for the camera and flash. It opens very hard and with a characteristic crackle, which gives the feeling that it is about to break.
Under the back panel is a 2000 mAh battery, two microSIM slots and a microSD card slot. The design feature is that the slot for the second SIM card and for the memory card are independent, while to insert or remove the SIM card from the first slot, you need to remove the battery.
On the top of the smartphone is a 3.5mm jack and a microphone.
On the right side are physical buttons power and volume control, and the power key is located higher, which is why it is extremely inconvenient to use.
At the bottom are a micro-USB connector and a second microphone.
Accordingly, there is nothing on the left side of the device.
Small, from the point of view of modern trends, the diagonal of the screen, the average thickness of the gadget and a small roundness back cover make the PIXI 4 comfortable to hold in your hand during use.
Display
The Alcatel PIXI 4 is equipped with a 5-inch TFT-TN display capable of displaying 16 million colors. The color rendition is satisfactory. This is due to the type of matrix that slightly "darkens" the color.
The brightness of the screen is weak. It is almost impossible to use the telephone outdoors. "Adding fuel to the fire" plastic coating, which not only wildly glare even indoors, but also significantly narrows the viewing angles, distorting colors and weakening brightness. In addition, when pressed, the plastic is pressed a little harder than usual, leaving specific spots on the matrix.
No oleophobic coating
Multitouch - maximum amount recognizable touches - 2.
Iron
The smartphone runs on a processor with a 64-bit structure MediaTek MT6735M, four cores ARM Cortex-A53 with a frequency of 1 GHz. The main differences from MT6735 are lower clock frequency, as a result of which the ability to "curb" displays with a resolution of up to 720p, but also more economical power consumption.
Games show all the typical performance flaws: the image is fuzzy, the textures are "ladder". In some applications, there are some slowdowns after loading.
Volume random access memory is 1 GB - the minimum for the basic functions of the gadget. In everyday use, the average load is 65-70%
An interesting situation has developed with internal memory... Of the announced 8 GB, 4.23 GB is available according to the "Device memory" section in the phone's settings, or 3.6 GB according to the manufacturer's official website. In fact, the user will face a shortage after installing the main set of applications. If desired (which will surely arise), the memory can be expanded using microSD cards up to 32 GB.
The sensor responsible for rotating the screen is very sensitive, which is why the image on the display rotates from the slightest vibrations, even when the smartphone lies motionless on the table.
Software
Alcatel PIXI 4 runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow mobile operating system. Nice additions from the manufacturer include a quick access bar on the lock screen and the ability to zoom images in the gallery and the camera frame with one finger. The main menu sorts the apps alphabetically and it doesn't seem to be changeable.
Sound
In the presented gadget, the main speaker is constantly directed towards the user, since it is located in the place of the earpiece speaker and is such. The design is made with fine perforations, as a result of which the sound hardly "breaks out". This explains the rather low indicators of the maximum loudness of the emitted noise - 66.7 dB.
The smartphone comes with headset headphones, the quality of which does not imply long and intensive use.
Connection
Considering that the earpiece is the main one, the quality of the conversation is at a decent level. The interlocutor is heard well even in a noisy environment, in turn he hears well as well - noise cancellation works.
I am glad that there is a 4G module and that it works. Signal quality depends on the carrier's LTE coverage area.
Wi-Fi module catches the signal well, without gaps.
Installed in a smartphone GPS module cannot be called strong: in 18 seconds of the test, only 12 satellites were in the field of view, 9 of which were directly used.
Battery
Telephone equipped lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 2000 mAh. When checking the new battery test from Treshbox, the gadget lasted only 6 hours 36 minutes with Wi-Fi on, a brightness level of 50% and with one SIM card installed.
Camera
The main camera takes photos with a resolution of up to 8 megapixels. There is a single tone flash, but no autofocus.
Present HDR technology, white balance and ISO adjustment, flicker reduction, face detection, automatic shutter release when detecting a smile, etc. Available modes: Normal, Panorama, QR Scanner, Polaroid, Auto Retouch.
The Polaroid mode is a set of functions for processing photos: dividing a photo into 2 or 4 parts, 17 filters and 14 frames to choose from, as well as the ability to add text, geotagging and date under the photo.
The main camera shoots video in HD 720p 30fps, with electronic image stabilization. File type: 3gp
Front-camera shoots video with a frame size of 640x480, also with stabilization, also 3gp.
Results and conclusions
In terms of functionality, Alcatel PIXI 4 does not differ much from old phones with a rotary dial. There are essentially only two differences, of which the first is mobility, wireless connection, and the second is some kind of camera, and it is understood that they will not use it often. The inconvenient location of the control buttons on the side, the mediocre screen quality and the catastrophic lack of memory spoil the overall impression of this unit. Regarding the cost of a smartphone, if you take a special offer for 3990 rubles from Beeline, then in this case the shortcomings described in the review do not greatly affect the user's pride, because for that kind of money, there are few places where you can find a working, well-assembled device, also with LTE. In addition, the color palette of the rear panel is quite diverse. But the price is 7500 rubles. for a "clean" PIXI 4 can produce exactly the opposite effect described above.
Pros:
- Big screen
- LTE support
- Price (subject to special conditions)
- Front camera with flash
- Polaroid Mode
- Lack of autofocus even on the main camera
- Quiet main speaker combined with spoken
- Mediocre shooting quality of both cameras
- Inconvenient location of the power button
- Screen quality is poor
- Very little internal memory
- Weak battery
Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) is a compact model with a 4.5-inch screen diagonal, the smartphone feels very thick. The dimensions of the phone are 132x65x11.9 mm, the weight is 151 grams, quite comparable to Lenovo A328. It is noteworthy that the manufacturer's website claims a weight of 125 grams, this is a clear mistake.
Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) fits comfortably in the palm of your hand thanks to the rounded edges, it is quite convenient to operate it with one hand. Visually, the smartphone almost does not stand out in anything, it has a very typical, average design, except that large pictures on the buttons under the screen immediately catch the eye. On the front panel there was even a place for an event indication light - like a trifle, but nice. It will always be clear if you missed a call or received an SMS message. The back of the phone received a rubberized soft-touch coating with a large inscription in italics "PIXI" - many may like it, but most likely, in a month or two it will wipe clean.
Although the Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) is made of budget plastic, the case is not so badly assembled. Slightly crackles, and the lid can be removed with a little difficulty, but nothing supernatural. All slots for SIM and MicroSD cards are hidden under the removable battery.
Screen - 3.3
The smartphone received a typically budget 4.5-inch display, on which they clearly decided to save money (as, indeed, on everything else).
The screen resolution is low - only 854 × 480 pixels. Calculated pixel density - 218 per inch. The image is not clear, and if you have no vision problems, then it will not be difficult to notice individual pixels. The type of display is not specified, it is only written that it is a TFT (thin film transistor). But this is the same as saying nothing - this is how you can write about the majority modern displays... Judging by the fading of the picture in case of deviations, it is rather TN than IPS. The display senses no more than two clicks at the same time and is not equipped with a light sensor (accordingly, there is no automatic brightness control). The screen is not particularly protected by anything, you can only stick the film separately. The brightness range is not the widest - from 36 to 316 cd / m 2. For darkness, 36 cd / m2 is too much. At first we could not even measure the color gamut normally - each time the colorimeter gave an error, but on the fourth attempt it still made measurements and showed something about half of the standard gamut.
Cameras - 2.5
Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) received two low quality cameras at 5 and 2 MP.
The resolution is standard for a very low price, but their main problem is the lack of autofocus. It is problematic to get clear photos - the result is poor even by the standards of 5 MP cameras (for comparison, Lenovo A2010 with 5 MP shot much better). At the same time, the camera still has its own characteristics, for example, a flash and HDR mode... It's funny, but in the settings it is written that the video is recorded at a maximum at a resolution of 840 × 480 pixels, but when checked from a PC, it turns out to be already HD-resolution of 1280 × 720 pixels (that is, even more than it was written).
The 2 MP front camera can only shoot budget selfies with filters such as sepia, retro, and video with a low resolution of 640 × 480 pixels.
Camera photos - 2.5
Working with text - 5.0
In addition to the standard Google keyboard, Swift Key is installed on the Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5). It offers continuous input, additional character markup, and trainable predictive word input. Unless switching between languages is not as convenient as in a standard keyboard - you have to hold down the space bar and pull to the side.
Internet - 2.0
Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) comes with Browser and Google chrome... The first has functions such as search, fit the page to the width of the screen, select a search engine, and more. It is a pity, but the fit to the screen width has not worked for us. Chrome can only boast of the ability to sync tabs and history with the desktop version of the program. When working with browsers, we noticed periodic sticking on the pages and a lack of RAM on the device.
Communications - 1.0
In this regard, Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) is a typical budget employee. It's good that at least there is 3G support (for example, last year's Explay Rio did not even have this). The phone received the following set of communications:
- 3G support (800, 1800, 2100, 2300 and 2600 MHz)
- Wi-Fi (802.11 b / g / n) with the ability to distribute the Internet
- Bluetooth version 4.0
- A-GPS
- FM radio (you need headphones for it).
The microUSB connector does not support any advanced functions - only charging and connecting to a PC for data exchange. I am glad that when exchanging data, the phone remains available for work. The smartphone works with two SIM cards, but with the second only 2G Internet is available. During test calls, we heard the interlocutor well enough, as he did us. The cold start of the GPS module took about three minutes - the result is not so-so, but it is considered acceptable for the first start.
Multimedia - 3.0
Alcatel cannot boast of supporting a lot of audio and video files right out of the box. The smartphone did not play music in FLAC and video in MPG, RMVB, FLV formats in the tests, and also did not cope with the HEVC video codec.
except Google programs Music, the phone has its own pretty simple player with an equalizer. The phone comes with headphones, the sound in them is not bad for a device with such a price.
There are no special settings in the video player, except for video repeat or picture stretching to full screen.
| Format | Audio | Video | Result | Format | Audio | Video | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3gp (1080p) | aac | avc | Fine | mkv (2K) | aac | hevc | Do not lose | ||||
| avi (1080p) | mp3 | avc | Fine | mkv (4K) | ac-3 | avc | Does not lose | ||||
| avi (1080p) | mp3 | mpeg-4 | Fine | mkv (4K) | aac | hevc | Do not lose | ||||
| avi (1080p) | ac-3 | avc | Soundless | mov (1080p) | aac | avc | Fine | ||||
| flv (1080p) | mp3 | sorenson | No picture | mp4 (1080p) | aac | avc | Fine | ||||
| mkv (1080p) | mp3 | avc | Fine | mp4 (1080p) | aac | mpeg-4 | Fine | ||||
| mkv (1080p) | flac | avc | Soundless | mp4 (1080p) | he-aac | mpeg-4 | Fine | ||||
| mkv (1080p) | aac (main) | avc | Fine | mp4 (1080p) | mp3 | avc | Fine | ||||
| mkv (1080p) | ac-3 | avc | Soundless | mpg (1080p) | mpeg-1 layer II | mpeg-2 | Does not lose | ||||
| mkv (1080p) | dts | avc | Soundless | rmvb (1080p) | cooker | realVideo 4 | Does not lose | ||||
| mkv (1080p) | ac-3 | mpeg-4 | Soundless | ts (1080p) | ac-3 | avc | Soundless | ||||
| mkv (1080p) | aac | hevc | No picture | webm (1080p) | vorbis | vp8 | Fine | ||||
| mkv (2K) | ac-3 | avc | Does not lose | wmv (1080p) | wmav2 | wmv3 | Does not lose | ||||
| wmv (1080p) | wmav2 | wmv2 | Does not lose |
Battery - 2.2
Battery Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) showed low results, but if you look at the category up to 4000 rubles, then they are better than average.
The phone was discharged after 3 hours 45 minutes of watching a movie in HD resolution at maximum brightness. In the mode music player the battery lasted 39 hours (almost like the Huawei Honor 4C). For an hour of work of the GeekBench 3 Battery Test, the charge lost 19% at once. The phone can last for a day of work if you do not run applications again and save energy. Included with smartphone charging in progress 0.55 A. It fully charges the Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) 1400 mAh battery in about two and a half hours. There is also a special economy mode, which is manually configured - you can decide for yourself which functions and applications to disable and which not.
Performance - 1.5
Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) - a smartphone with performance entry level... He periodically slowed down in daily use.
The characteristics of the chipset are quite simple: a dual-core 32-bit Mediatek MT6572 two years ago, clocked at 1.3 GHz. The amount of RAM is 512 MB, not enough, but here they obviously save on literally everything. The smartphone often slows down, even unlocking the screen does not look smooth. In synthetic tests Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) received the expected minimum results:
- in GeekBench 3 - 575 points (less than Samsung Galaxy Nexus 3-4 years ago)
- in AnTuTu - 12,259 (one and a half times lower than last year's Asus Zenfone 4)
- and 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited didn't even want to launch, like the Extreme version. Only Ice Storm earned, the phone showed only 2,274 points in it.
The lightest and simplest games start and work relatively well, but the heavier game Minion Rush noticeably slows down, the image is not smooth at all. You slide your finger up to jump, and you already have time to remove your finger from the screen, and the character is just starting to jump.
Memory - 3.0
The internal memory of the Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) is 4 GB - a typical figure for an ultra-low price. Of these, only 1.82 GB is available to the user.
But the phone has a slot for a memory card up to 32 GB. You can get to it only if you remove the cover and take out the battery of the device, so there is no need to talk about hot swapping the card. It is interesting that, in addition to photos and music, you can transfer some applications and games from the built-in memory to the card.
Peculiarities
Alcatel PIXI 3 (4.5) runs on Android 4.4 OS. Updates to something newer might not even be expected. We call singularities low price, support for two SIM-cards, a collapsible case, almost constant "brakes" and a large PIXI inscription on the rubberized cover. We also note that initially a lot of applications are already preinstalled on its 4 GB of internal memory, such as social. networks, antivirus "Doctor Security" and so on.
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Type of: smartphone Dimensions: 121.3x64.2x11.6 mm Market Stats: Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (4)Announcement date: January 2015Deliveries to Russia: supplied Sales start date in Russia: March 2015 Recommended price at the start of sales: 3490 RUB General Features: Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (4)Communication standard: GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GSM 850, GSM 900, HSDPA, LTE 4GTalk time: 8.2 h Standby time: 466 h Battery type: Li-Ion 1650 mAh SIM card type: micro-SIM, regular Case design: monoblock Body materials: plastic Color solutions: several colors of the rear panel Display Features: Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (4)Type of: 4-inch, TFT, 16 million colors, 800x480 pixels, capacitive, pixel density 233 ppiAdditionally: built-in accelerometer (automatic screen orientation), multi-touch gestures Sound: Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (4)Vibration alert: there isSilent Call: there is Speakerphone: there is Additionally: 3.5mm audio out, MP3 and WAV files as a call Call control: Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (4)Call Hold: there isConference call: there is Call forwarding: there is Determination of the number: there is Additionally: recent calls log: automatic storage of unlimited number of incoming / outgoing / unanswered calls User interface: Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (4)Volume control: there isSpeed dialing: there is Organizer: Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (4)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 Input specifications: Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (4)Backlight: there isBlocking: there is Predictive text input: there is Input in Russian letters: there is Connectivity: Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (4)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 PC communication: microUSB 2.0 E-Mail: there is EDGE: there is HTML browser: there is Additionally: Instant messaging Additional features: Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 (4)Games: downloadableMP3 player: AAC +, MP3, WAV Main camera: 2 megapixels, maximum resolution 1980x1020 pixels, LED flash Front-camera: yes, the maximum video resolution is 640x480 pixels Video: 30 frames per second, H.264, MP4, maximum video resolution 1280x720 pixels FM receiver: yes, stereo Java applications: No Number of phonebook entries: unlimited, photo on incoming call Built-in memory: 4 GB, 512 MB RAM Supported memory cards: microSD Maximum memory card size: up to 32 GB CPU: 1 GHz, ARM Cortex A7, MediaTek MT6572M, dual core processor GPS: yes, with A-GPS support Operating system: OS Android 4.4.2 KitKat, with subsequent update to a new version Additionally: phone integration with social media, work with two SIM-cards, image editor
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good telephone for their money
not breakable, good screen, good camera
I have 1GB of operatives, a smart one flew already and nothing In general great phone for their money
Support for memory cards; + Two SIM cards; + You can root;
A year ago
Everything is the same as with other people: an unbreakable, strongest smartphone, of all that I have seen, I do not have 1 layer of glass, but it does not matter, it still continues to work, as if nothing had happened, after As I broke it, the battery consumption became less, there are less lags, so I recommend it for hands * s.
2 years ago
2 years ago
I fell into the water and onto the asphalt and everything is normal. It works perfectly. And it didn't take long to dry.
2 years ago
2 years ago
I would like to share my impressions about this device. The device was bought from some kind of alcoholic for 500 rubles as a regular dialer and a client in VK. It turned out that the phone was not made at all for an ordinary user, but apparently for fans of extreme sports, miners, crane operators who work on the construction of skyscrapers, since I have no doubt that it would also withstand a fall from such a height (more on this later), possibly for speliologists, or people studying volcanoes. This little, ever-glitching, unsightly and fat handsome man rendered me immeasurable assistance in the auto-mechanical business, shining with his, for some unknown reason, an ever-extinguishing flashlight on the bowels of my car, I have no doubt that, if necessary, I could jack the car using it as a spacer. Leave your phone
2 years ago
1. Price 2. Fits comfortably in the hand
The battery quickly sat down ..............................
512MB of RAM is very small, slow
The battery, of course, is the main disadvantage of the biggest and the most important thing is not to pick up analogs Well, the back cover is very slippery Camera or rather the built-in camera program is horror But when installing third party application transforms and takes good pictures
The photo taken with this camera is a little blurry; - A lot of unnecessary software. But on the other hand, it's good, I like to experiment on smartphones such as rooting and manually editing system files; - I bought it once only for calls and system settings (I also like to delve into the settings). Now for me 462MB of RAM (not even 512MB!) And 1GB of internal memory are not enough for me. RAM memory is very often 80% or more full. This has a very strong braking effect!
A year ago
Camera is bad. The memory is too small, I have only 27 MB of free memory left, but at the same time I do not have installed applications... Battery consumption is also bad, but it will work for me.
2 years ago
after a year of operation slows down, the keyboard does not always appear
2 years ago
The camera gets dark when the video call is on Vatsap.
2 years ago
little memory, terrible camera, always lags, it is impossible to work with it, the phone goes out after 15 seconds, no matter how much you wipe the screen, it is still dirty, after a year the upper part of the sensor does not work (used for communication and social network)
2 years ago
Further, he did not feel very well, but the situation quickly recovered by blowing the compressor into three atmospheres. Dirty spots apparently deposited on the backlight sheet in the screen healed like bruises on the body over time without leaving a trace, which suggests that when it was assembled, organic materials were clearly used that can work as regenerative functions, which, unfortunately, the rascal manufacturers kept silent about) Fall from a height of two meters, it seemed to finish off our baby with an unprotected completely naked screen, showing this by the fact that the sensor stopped working in certain areas. But no. With a little effort with the characteristic crunch of small glass, the screen made up for its functions at the same level. No cracks or chips, work continues as usual. Perhaps it is mo
2 years ago
1. Very little RAM in the built-in memory 2. Constant jerking 3. The camera simply has NO FOCUS 4. The battery is barely enough for 3 hours 5. Display
