QWERTY phone with Android operating system is a rare combination just like dual SIM and Android. But how many phones can you find which comes with dual SIM capabilities, QWERTY layout keypad and still has Android operating system running. I guess I have found my answer and its Alcatel OneTouch Smart 916 which is the only smartphone with QWERTY + Android + dual SIM.
Alcatel OneTouch Smart 916 SmartPhone
OneTouch Smart 916 is an amazing smartphone announced by Alcatel at Mobile World Congress. Coming to the phone specifications this phone is powered with 2.6 inches QVGA display capacitive screen coming with 650 Mhz processor and Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system makes the perfect overlay of phone. Along with that it has got 3 mega pixel camera on the rear side allows users to take phone at a decent enough quality. Along with that it has got optical finger navigation and HD voice makes it ideal to navigate quicker and faster. Users can make use of three option to enter text namely optical finger trackpad, QWERTY layout keypad and capacitive touchscreen display. On top of that its powered with Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system which provides a beautiful overlay and allows users to install various application on their mobile phone ranging from games, widgets and applications. Also with Android it comes the pre-installed Google services like Google Talk, Google Mail, Google Maps, Google Picasa and YouTube.
The phone comes with four capacitive touchscreen button namely Home, Menu, Search and Back. Along with that the beautiful overlay of QWERTY layout makes this phone as one of the competitor to HTC Chacha along with a dedicated Facebook button. Also there is an optical finger navigation provided at the centre of call connect and disconnect button. Along with that users can work with two GSM + GSM SIM card in this phone and internet can be accessed via Wi Fi or via 3G on it.
The important features of OneTouch Smart 916 are as follows for the quick go through –
- 2.6 inches QVGA capacitive touchscreen display
- 650 Mhz processor
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
- 3 mega pixel camera
- Optical finger navigation
- HD Voice
- Wi Fi hotspot
- Dual SIM option
- Wi Fi internet access
Please go through our hands-on review at Mobile World Congress –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdJfFP8F_Hs
Along with announcement of OneTouch Smart 916, Alcatel also announced OneTouch Smart 908f which is an affordable starting phone and OneTouch Mix 918 which is a mid range smartphone. Do check out our review on those smartphone as well. Just like other Alcatel smartphone which was showcased at Mobile World Congress, this one also doesn’t have any availability date or the pricing information.
