Three and Alcatel have partnered to launch the One Touch Evo 7 in the UK, introducing yet another tablet in a portfolio dominated by smartphones, at a starting price of £9.99. As expected, buyers will have to sign a 2-year service agreement with the network operator in order to purchase the slab at this affordable rate. The contract will demand that customers pay £19.99 every month so as to enjoy up to 15GB of data.
The ICS-driven tablet boasts of a 7-inch full capacitive display possessing a resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels. A Cortex A8 processor clocked at 1GHz will be furnishing the device with the speed necessary for multitasking. The company has embedded 1GB of DDR3 RAM within the phone’s confines of 191mm x 127mm x 10.8mm and 390g weight.
Unfortunately, users will have to rely only on the front-mounted camera to fulfill any photography cravings, if the need arises. With a 0.3MP sensor, this webcam will permit people to carry out activities ranging from capturing pictures and recording clips to conducting live video conferences. The internal storage space sums up to 4GB. Whenever owners’ hoarding desires exceed the onboard memory, they will be able to expand the overall capacity up to 32GB using a microSD card.
The device will be equipped with a 4,160mAh battery which according to the carrier, should render up to 360 minutes of talk time or 300 hours of standby. Notable connectivity features to look out for comprise of Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi direct and Bluetooth 2.1.
The Alcatel One Touch Evo 7 has already struck Three stores and its website at the aforementioned retail value. In the event that the 15GB of data stands to be inadequate for users, they could opt for the carrier’s £13 or £18 per month data plans. The former proffers 250MB of data, up to 300 minutes of talk time and 5,000 texts, whereas the latter puts forth All-you-can-eat-data and 1,000 minutes of talk time together with 5,000 messages.
The core specifications of the tablet have been jotted down below:
– Display: 7-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen
– Resolution: 1024 x 600p
– Processor: 1GHz Cortex A8
– OS: Android Ice Cream Sandwich
– Camera: VGA front-facing
– RAM: 1GB DDR3
– Memory: 4GB internal, expandable up to 32GB using microSD card
– Battery: 4,160mAh Lithium
– Dimensions: 191mm x 127mm x 10.8mm
– Weight: 395 grams
