Device type:Smart phone
  OS: Android (4.2)
  Dimensions: 

6.24 x 3.17 x 0.33 inches (158.5 x 80.6 x 8.5 mm)

DISPLAY
  Physical size: 

6.0 inches
  Resolution: 

1080 x 1920 pixels
  Pixel density: 

367 ppi
  Colors:16 777 216
  Touchscreen: Multi-touch
  Features: Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Oleophobic coating

BATTERY
  Talk time: 

20.00 hours
the average is 11 h (650 min)
  Stand-by time: 

25.0 days (600 hours)
the average is 18 days (444 h)
  Talk time (3G): 18.00 hours
the average is 10 h (582 min)
  Stand-by time (3G): 

16.7 days (400 hours)
the average is 24 days (564 h)
  Capacity: 3400 mAh

HARDWARE
  Processor: 

Quad core, 1500 MHz
  Graphics processor: Yes
  System memory: 

2048 MB RAM
  Built-in storage: 8 GB
  Maximum User Storage: 5.6 GB
  Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

CAMERA
  Camera: 

13 megapixels
  Flash: LED
  Features: Auto focus
  Camcorder: 1920x1080 (1080p HD)
  Front-facing camera: 2 megapixels

MULTIMEDIA
  Music player:
  Filter by: Album, Artist, Playlists
  Features: Album art cover, Background playback
  Radio: FM, Stereo, RDS
  Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
  YouTube player: Yes

INTERNET BROWSING
  Built-in online services support: YouTube (upload), Picasa

TECHNOLOGY
  GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  UMTS: 900, 2100 MHz
  Data: 

HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 11 Mbit/s, EDGE, GPRS
  Positioning:  GPS, A-GPS
  Navigation:
  Yes


CONNECTIVITY
  Bluetooth: 4.0
  Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n
  USB: USB 2.0
  Connector: microUSB
  Features: Mass storage device, USB charging
  Other: NFC, DLNA, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

OTHER FEATURES
  Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
  Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
  Projector:Separate accessory
  Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alcatel appears to have done a pretty good job of incorporating handwriting recognition into its firmware -- for instance, our rep drew up a complex mathematical equation (at an awkward angle, making for below-average penmanship), which the phone processed accurately within a couple seconds. As you'd expect, you'll also have the opportunity to take notes, sketches and plenty of other stylus-worthy activities

we've noticed that the company has put a much higher amount of focus on quality

If you've suddenly discovered yourself wanting this particular device, you may need to hold off for a bit. The Hero will first roll out in China and Russia next month, with further expansion to other regions taking place at a later date. An LTE model is also in the works, but it isn't going to get to any market until 2014 at the earliest.

wow ! cool! Yup, alcatel is not so popular nowadays but everybody knows it was a legend. RRP ?

finally, Alcatel Hero has its own thread
congrats TS

+1 to you. Didn't realize you started a yhread and I had just posted abt the hero in note3 thread. I'm still on mobile so won't be able to post much stuff properly.

E-ink would be good for eBook reader

Good? Actually nothing better.. Reading on my Kindle paperwhite enable me to read more.. Lcd screen really hurts eyes.. And e ink paper consume very little juice.. So means that, by utilizing the e ink cover during reading will definitely saves battery..

lower the brightness on LCD reading helps alot on the eyes. I do that alot on my iPad mini.
with e-link, it should reduce the effect further more.

guess will be around 1399, hardward wise of course cant beat note3, but price wise definitely beat note 3 gao gao... stil have ppl cant afford note 3 like me but stil wish to own a note phone, just duno what is the additional function of the pen.

Alcatel appears to have done a pretty good job of incorporating handwriting recognition into its firmware -- for instance, our rep drew up a complex mathematical equation (at an awkward angle, making for below-average penmanship), which the phone processed accurately within a couple seconds. As you'd expect, you'll also have the opportunity to take notes, sketches and plenty of other stylus-worthy activities

we've noticed that the company has put a much higher amount of focus on quality

If you've suddenly discovered yourself wanting this particular device, you may need to hold off for a bit. The Hero will first roll out in China and Russia next month, with further expansion to other regions taking place at a later date. An LTE model is also in the works, but it isn't going to get to any market until 2014 at the earliest.

any one know how good is arcatel after sales service?

apparently, the stylus pen is attached at the bottom similar to Note ..

hope samsung will not sue.

stylus all attached to the bottom since PDA era 

Alcatel was around long time ago in mobile phone industry, then it goes silence.. knwing its a well established company, hopes it have everything in place ready, includes after sales service

oh yaya i forgot that.. thought Note is the first in smartphone, so…. 

There's also no indication of price, but we'd expect it to be more than reasonable if it wants any chance of competing with some of the bigger names out there.

MediaTek-powered ALCATEL ONETOUCH HERO offers a game changer

I just saw this in MediaTek’s website. Hero is using quad-core MT6589 ...all is good but how i wish it will have a faster processor like the snapdragon 800

Hero is for budget note. Hopefully 999. If 1499, better get note2.

At 1499 I will choose this over Note 2 due to its features and larger screen..

You mean, if this MTK proc phone is priced at RM1499, and Note 2 at RM1499, you'll choose MTK Proc phone?

Probably its good idea since this is newer phone. I hope their update is good.

I know that old phone will rarely get official update. Note 2 I have doubt they will update until Android 5.0.

But for Alcatel, how is the update?

I just scared the usability of Hero is less than Note 2. Note 2 note taking ability in its OS is awesome.

Mtk roms are harder to find and they're usually used in the to mid range China phones.

I believe something like HandyNote will provide equivalent note taking features and is vendor independent.

I also recall someone mentioned that Alcatel is a rebrand by TCL China? Rom and service support is not known at this time, although personally I feel root and a custom recovery are sufficient since we now have Xposed framework.

Oh, then probably Note 2 is better deal if both are priced similarly.  Since Customized ROM for Note 2 is in abundance.

Well, if this hero price is a little tad lower than note 2, i will get this one.. Just that i have reservation bout this phone coz tried a demo scribe easy and it was kind of laggy but can't make much out of it coz it's a battered demo unit.. Anyone with more experience with current alcatel phones, please comment..

You have tried this phone?  Where can try? 

About pricing, I think should be a lot cheaper, because they use the MTK proc. But, if all the accessories come in one package, I bet that could jack up the price, but still if reasonable price with a good package, why not.

Forumer here selling this beast at RM1300 only... wow~~

Forumer here selling this beast at RM1300 only... wow~~

But single sim only.sure I will buy if its dual sim.
Currrently using idolx . The original rom is simple. I love it .
better than s4,htc one etc.

maybe some of us dun like coz its too simple. LoL.

hows battery life idol x, its only 2000mah rite?

yup. but no bloatware . 

review out on gsmarena http://www.gsmarena.com/alcatel_one_touch_...review-1035.php

Alcatel Malaysia just announced this device today. I guess they put it as coming soon cuz waiting for the Magic Flip and other accessories to sell together. Most sellers now only have stock for Device only.
RRP at RM1399. Around the same with K900 and Fonepad Note 6.
So I think here we can get it for RM12++

have dual sim?

Apparently in Malaysia is only single sim.
Just got myself 1 touch hero yesterday. Its really value for money, but of course you can't expect much from Mediatek Processor. Coming from S800, then Intel Chipset, this is definitely at the bottom but i'm still enjoying it.

Free Bluetooth sidekick (vey compact and light!)
Magic Flip case (really magic and have magnetic features to cover whole screen rigidly, like those ipad cover)
Free KFC Voucher (although irrelevant, but you can get free snack plate with this voucher)
2 pin charger and standard accessories

u bought from the seller here?

Apparently in Malaysia is only single sim.
Just got myself 1 touch hero yesterday. Its really value for money, but of course you can't expect much from Mediatek Processor. Coming from S800, then Intel Chipset, this is definitely at the bottom but i'm still enjoying it.

Free Bluetooth sidekick (vey compact and light!)
Magic Flip case (really magic and have magnetic features to cover whole screen rigidly, like those ipad cover)
Free KFC Voucher (although irrelevant, but you can get free snack plate with this voucher)
2 pin charger and standard accessories

got mine @rm1300, got extra normal flip cover, rather than kfc voucher, it true that a bit slow compare to s600/s800,but its tolerated. big and bright screen, magicflip and the bluetooth sidekick worth it, gotta get a 32gb micro sd card later then start using the phone to test the battery life. too bad it doesnt support my old 64gb.

have you try on 64G sd card?
some china phone said only can support up to 32G, but also can run at 64G

yup , it said card corrupted.... 

I've been using this phone for a week now. Have to admit the design is superb with super slim bezel comparable to LG G2. Its the lightest, smallest for 6'inch device.

Battery wise, non-stop using I can easily get between 7.5 - 8.5 hours of Screen On Time. However during standby mode, the SOT will be around 5.5 hours. For comparison, on Fonepad Note 6 I can only get around 4 - 5 hours of SOT, max.
Alcatel still needs to work on the standby mode.

Stock launcher is smooth, but when I tried using Next Launcher 3D it really lags, downside of Mediatek Chip. Even Fonepad Note 6 with Intel Chipset can handle Next Launcher smoothly. Im starting to like the stock launcher now due to transparent notification, makes the bezel looks even thinner.

Conclusion, very happy with the slim design and long-lasting battery. On working days it will easily go on 2-3 days without charging. So far it never lags cuz I just use it for light gaming and moviesss, although Mediatek, but still a quadcore  Most importantly, for the spec that I get, its damn cheap wei

did you get extra assecories?

Accessories are standard, Bluetooth sidekick and Magicflip cover already inside the sealed box.

But casing and SP a little hard to find. And also the USB cable is like cheaplak china standard.

Accessories are standard, Bluetooth sidekick and Magicflip cover already inside the sealed box.

But casing and SP a little hard to find. And also the USB cable is like cheaplak china standard.

how about the wireless charger and ink cover?

btw the magicflip is sweat proof or not? might need it during exercise

thank you

I think those accessories are not available yet.

Anyway, I think Alcatel has done a good job to differentiate themselves in this crowded market of android smartphones. Pretty impressive for the price and comes with full 1080p screen.

the quality of the flip cover good or not? how is the material look like?

thank you

Yes, quality feels pretty premium....like ori Samsung flip covers. On the whole, the Hero feels pretty well built with nice feel for the back cover and not slippery. Slim bezels make the phone more compact and easy to handle.

Just seen a function to turn the phone on and off automatically. Might be useful if need to set alarm to wake up and I don't like to leave the phone on overnight.

ooh, hopefully will come out more case to protect this phone

heard that the sound quality is average right? ( by using headphone)

btw can share some opinion on the camera quality?

The camera is unfortunately pretty disappointing for a 13 MP shooter. More like a 5 MP camera with fuzzy pics. Hope some firmware upgrade will come out to fix it.

Sound quality with headphones is OK.

the camera is much more worse compare to note2?
or huawei phone?

The camera is unfortunately pretty disappointing for a 13 MP shooter. More like a 5 MP camera with fuzzy pics. Hope some firmware upgrade will come out to fix it.

Sound quality with headphones is OK.

yup , it said card corrupted....