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French handset maker, Alcatel, is one of the first brands to stir the waters at CES 2020 with the unveiling of the Alcatel 3L (2020) – a budget smartphone that immediately took its place as the cheapest 48MP camera phone in the market right now.
But the Alcatel 3L didn’t come to the show alone, as it was announced along with other budget devices, namely Alcatel 1B and Alcatel 1S (2020). Those are even more affordable.
As we await further details on these phones, let’s quickly take a sneak peek at what these devices bring to the table.
Alcatel 3L (2020)
The Alcatel 3L ‘s price tag makes it the cheapest 48MP camera phone we know.
This is the star device with the 48MP sensor cam, coupled with a 5MP ultra-wide angle and 2MP macro cameras.
The screen is 6.2” in size. No other details of the display have been revealed. The phone will ship with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in storage.
The Alcatel 3L is scheduled for launch in early 2020 and will set you back by $155 (about €139, £120, and AU$225), meaning it is quite affordable.
Alcatel 1S (2020)
Alongside the 3L and the 1B, the Alcatel 1S was unveiled in CES 2020, held in Nevada, US
The next handset of the trio, the Alcatel 1S, comes even cheaper than the 3L, starting at just $110 (approximately €99, £85, and AU$160). As a budget smartphone, you’re getting a range of decent features some of which you may even find surprising given the price.
The 1S sports a 6.2-inch HD+ display. In the camera department, it has a setup comprising 13MP primary snapper, in addition to a 5MP depth sensor and a 2MP macro unit.
Alcatel 1B
This is one of the 3 budget devices Alcatel announced in CES 2020
The Alcatel 1B is the cheapest device in the pack. In fact, with a price tag of just $90 (around €79, £65, and AU$125), it is perhaps the most affordable smartphone too. What makes it juicier is the fact that it runs very up-to-date software, Android 10 (Go Edition). For more information on what Go Edition is, read our quick primer, Android Go Edition: All You Need To Know .
The handset offers a 5.5-inch screen, a single 8MP rear shooter, and 2GB RAM. However, you also get a 3,000mAh battery.
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Deji is a web content developer and tech writer, who is passionate about tech-related topics and issues. A graduate of Physics from the University of Ibadan, he loves writing, conducting research, playing football, and meeting people of diverse backgrounds and interests.
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OnePlus has officially launched its Concept One phone at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The announcement of the phone with a hidden or disappearing camera came on the heels of a teaser video posted on Twitter by the manufacturer.
The device, which has been designed in partnership with McLaren, is the first smartphone to have an electrochromic glass panel with ‘invisible’ cameras. This switches between transparent and opaque to reveal the rear camera or hide it. According to OnePlus, the change from solid black to fully clear takes place in with just 0.7 seconds – quicker than the camera itself takes to activate.
The OnePlus Concept One smartphone has a disappearing rear camera
The inspiration for this design came from McLaren’s 720S Spider sports car, featuring a retractable hard-top that has the same type of electrochromic material that can switch between tinted and transparent states.
The Concept One phone also comes with a rear leather panel, which is in McLaren’s signature Papaya Orange shade. The manufacturer, OnePlus, has yet to reveal any details concerning the phone specs, including when or if it will release the handset anytime soon.
OnePlus Concept One Phone Video
What’s used on the device, the Chinese brand claims, is the world’s most advanced electrochromic glass ever designed. Two (2) glass panels are crammed in the organic material between them, each measuring only 0.1 millimeters and having a combined thickness of only 0.35 millimeters.
The phone maker also claims the glass panel makes use of “almost” zero power for its operation. The smartphone frame is designed with an aluminium alloy, which is treated with a new vapor deposition process, allowing the thin gold finish layer to be precisely deposited and creating what OnePlus describes as a “subtle shine”.
Shedding light on the Concept One design, CEO and Founder of OnePlus, Pete Lau, explained: “This concept phone is a significant experiment into the future form of smartphones. OnePlus started this initiative with the goal of bringing the “burdenless” user experience to the next level. The invisible camera stands as a new form of camera design, one that spares the user from the compromises of current camera layouts.”
Apart from this, the China-based phone company is also very enthused about flaunting its research and development (R&D) efforts, asserting that this now contributes to more than 70% of its staff. Along with the center launched recently in Hyderabad, India, that already has more than 200 people developing 5G software, OnePlus has seven R&D centers in different locations around the world.
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Author:Tijani Mustapha
Deji is a web content developer and tech writer, who is passionate about tech-related topics and issues. A graduate of Physics from the University of Ibadan, he loves writing, conducting research, playing football, and meeting people of diverse backgrounds and interests.
