Alcatel / Reviews

My biggest gripes with the Alcatel Venture are its inconsistencies. It nails some of the most important features, whist failing badly at other table-stakes tasks. While I understand that the Venture is targeting cost-conscious customers, the display and keyboard -- the two most vital elements for interacting... More

Wind Mobile has curated a fine line of low-cost Android devices, and the Alcatel One Touch 908 is a good example of that. With excellent build quality and a robust featureset, it’s an excellent alternative to buying a feature phone on another network. It’s a great gateway smartphone, too;... More

The Alcatel OneTouch 990 does everything we'd expect a handset to do with such a low price tag. It's not the lightest or the prettiest phone out there, but for basic mobile phone duties in a handset that can take the odd bump, it's a solid choice, especially for buyers on a budget or parents looking... More

The Alcatel Tribe is definitely a step in the right direction for Wind Mobile, in order to expand on their Android offerings and increase their attractiveness as a new service provider. This device is geared towards lower end users, looking for an easy to use smartphone, with all the basic features currently... More

If you like its design and want a cheap handset for making calls and sending texts, the Alcatel OT-808 will do the job. But if you're expecting a slick online experience, you'll be disappointed. For cash-strapped mobile surfers, we'd recommend the INQ Mini 3G instead -- it's cheaper and its 3G connectivity... More

I made the jump to smart phones with the Tribe. Nice phone. Love the slide out keyboard! Only have two problems with this phone (well, three, but two of them are dependent upon each other):

1. It only runs Android 2.1 (so App2SD functionality is not supported) and it has very limited disk space.... More

The phone is poor quality over all, the display part that slides upward is not attached properly/stable and shakes with a small nudge (other people i talked to had the same problem).

The Qwerty keyboard is too cramped, although the rubber buttons give it good texture. However the biggest problems come... More

Love this phone ive had it for 4days just made the step to smartphone. Its simple to use with lots of features and and it looks great. Very fast browsing and no real delay going from different programs in the phone. def recommend this phone, plus it looks pretty awesome.