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The world’s thinnest phone (at the time of this writing) has arrived in the Philippines — the Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra. The device packs a 4.65-inch 720p display, an 8MP camera, a dual-core CPU and Android 4.1 Jellybean, all in a 6.45mm body.

IDOL ULTRA

The Ultra sports an AMOLED panel and we were very impressed with the contrast and the saturation, just like with other AMOLED panels. Everything was also smooth and responsive, thanks to the 1GB RAM And Jellybean. However, there is no microSD card support, so you’re stuck with the 16GB internal memory.

design and construction

The feel of the device is streamlined and premium; it doesn’t feel like it’s going to break in half despite the thin-ness. The Idol Ultra comes in other colors, but what we got here is red with matte finish. It looks like it could attract some dirt, but aside from that, this is one solidly built device.

Alcatel made sure they had Android 4.1 Jellybean on all its handset line-up. The camera is nothing impressive as we took average shots in low-light environment (we have yet to fully test that in detail).

thinness

We can’t really express the thinness of the device in words, so we have one last shot for you — one beside a knife and a Galaxy Note 2.

Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra specs:
4.65-inch 1280 x 720 AMOLED display
1.2GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577+ CPU
1GB RAM
16GB internal memory
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS w/ A-GPS support
8 MP camera w/ LED flash, 720p@30fps
1.3MP front-facing camera
Android 4.1 Jellybean
1820 mAh battery
134.4 x 68.5 x 6.45 mm (dimensions)
115g (weight)

The Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra will be out in stores on the 27th, and will retail for a price of Php14,990.

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Other than the two recently announced 5-inchers, it seems that Alcatel still has a pair of aces up its sleeves, and a thin and light one if we may add. Folks, meet the world’s slimmest smartphone yet, the One Touch Idol Ultra and its light counterpartm the One Touch Idol.

The Idol Ultra tips the scale measuring only 6.45mm in thickness, or thinness, whichever rocks your boat. The Idol Ultra is more than half a millimeter thinner than the iPhone 5 which according to Phil Schiller, Apple’s VP for Global Marketing, is the world’s thinnest smartphone.

The handset is packed with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM, a 4.7″ HD (1280×720) Super AMOLED display and a pair of snappers; 1.3MP above the display and 8MP on the rear end. A major let down about this handset is that users are stuck with a measly and non-expandable 8GB internal storage. But it’s not as bad as you think; wait until you see its meeker brother.

Idol Ultra

Much like the flagship One Touch Scribe X, the Idol Ultra also has a sibling, the One Touch Idol. Although it does not bear the same sexy profile as its Ultra counterpart, the company claims that this handset has one of the lightest, if not the “lightest smartphone in its category”. The handset only weighs 110g, which is 9 grams lighter than the Idol Ultra.

However, in exchange for its lighter frame, the One Touch Idol will feature a more modest specs which includes a 4.7-inch qHD IPS display and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 512MB RAM. Just like the Ultra, the Idol also lacks a micro-SD card slot which prohibits users to expand its storage capacity. To makes things worse, you have to live with a disappointingly small 4GB ROM.

Another thing that’s intriguing about this handset, as reported by Engadget, is that it doesn’t have a 3.5mm audio jack. So not only will consumers be stuck with a 4GB storage, they’ll also won’t be able to listen to their tunes in private.

Alcatel is said to only release the Idol Ultra in China this month with a CNY2799 (Php18,631) price tag. The One Touch Idol is also slated for a February market debut, but its price is yet to be disclosed.

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