Amazon offers big savings on loads of unlocked phones, including Moto G4 Plus and Nextbit Robin

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Who doesn’t love unlocked Android smartphones, especially those sold through official, authorized and trustworthy channels with valid warranties and fast, free nationwide shipping?It pretty much goes without saying you’ll find plenty of compelling deals on such products from basically every OEM under the sun come Black Friday and Cyber Monday in a couple of months, but if you simply can’t wait that long, Amazon’s latest “48 hour Unlocked Event” has you covered.The fire sale’s protagonists are fairly popular even when they’re not massively marked down, as the 4GB RAM/64GB ...

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Alcatel Idol 3 Android Marshmallow update finally starting

Posted on by Jules Wang

Alcatel is still holding onto its Idol 4 series of phones that many Android and Windows 10 Mobile users have been looking forward to. In the meantime, if you own a more-than-year-old Idol 3, you’re finally getting Android Marshmallow starting today.Alcatel actually tweeted out a video that we simply just cannot top.We’re ...

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Cricket welcomes Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3, upgrades plans with free North American data roaming

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Alcatel Onetouch may not be on your mental short list of companies to turn to when looking for a nice budget-priced smartphone, but based on our positive experiences with the company’s Idol 3 earlier this year, maybe it should be. We saw direct sales of the 5.5-inch model get started back in the spring, and then in August saw those joined by sales of a more petite 4.7-inch model. Ordering your phone independently of ...

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Alcatel OneTouch fleshes out North American Idol 3 options with 4.7-incher

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Alactel OneTouch introduced its affordable Idol 3 all the way back at MWC in early March, announcing both 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models that would shared the Idol 3 name. With some solid specs and a budget-friendly price, we found a lot to like about the Idol 3 – at least, the version we had a chance to try. And while we gave the 5.5-inch Idol 3 our full review treatment, we hadn’t been able to come by the ...

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Today’s budget handset or yesterday’s flagship: what should I buy?

Posted on by Hayato Huseman

2015 has been a great year so far for the budget handset market. Phones like the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 and the ASUS Zenfone 2 have set a very high bar for the rest of the low-cost smartphone industry, and they give even some of the best phones a run for their money. But while $300 can buy you either of these phones right now, it can also buy you a used 

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