Alcatel has announced a new pair of additions to its OneTouch tablet portfolio. Focusing on 3G/mobile connectivity, the Alcatel OneTouch POP 7 and POP 8 are entry-level Android slates with “fun and colourful styling.”
Of the two, the 8-inch POP 8 offers better hardware in pretty much every aspect: processing performance, display quality, supported external storage capacity, profile thinness, etc. The POP 7, meanwhile, is less powerful in exchange for a more budget-friendly price. Both tablets come with optional flip covers and protective cases with a variety of colors.
Alcatel OneTouch POP 7 specs
- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- 7-inch TFT LCD (1024×600 WSVGA), ~170ppi
- 1.3GHz dual-core Mediatek MT8312 processor
- Mali-400 GPU
- 1GB RAM
- 4GB internal storage
- microSD support up to 32GB
- 2-megapixel main camera
- 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front camera
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- 3G, HSDPA+
- Bluetooth 4.0
- GPS, A-GPS
- Dimensions: 192 x 113 x 8.9mm
- Weight: 285g
- 3240mAh battery
Alcatel OneTouch POP 8 specs
- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- 8-inch IPS LCD (1280×800 WXGA), ~189ppi
- 1.3GHz quad-core Mediatek MT8382 processor
- Mali-400 GPU
- 1GB RAM
- 4GB internal storage
- microSD support up to 64GB
- 2-megapixel main camera
- 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front camera
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, with Miracast
- 3G, HSDPA+
- Bluetooth 4.0
- GPS, A-GPS
- Dimensions: 209 x 122.8 x 7.9mm
- Weight: 325g
- 4100mAh battery
Both devices, however, come with the same pair (2MP & VGA) of cameras, internal storage, OS version, and most of the connectivity options. And though the OneTouch POP 8 has bigger battery capacity, Alcatel still puts its usage at the same 8-hour duration as that of the POP 7.
Related: Alcatel reveals One Touch Evo 8 HD tablet
The OneTouch POP 7 is expected to launch by the latter half of February, with the POP 8 to follow in the succeeding month. No pricing information is available, but both slates should be aggressively cheap for their low-end specs.
[Source: Alcatel]