Alcatel OneTouch Hero Pro Reviews

Looking back at the time spent with the Alcatel OneTouch Hero, we can't help but admit that the Hero showed great promise from the very beginning. This is a device that exhibits some really impressive qualities, ones that could easily put it at the very top of the phablet food chain. The display is just awesome, and the body is well-crafted and truly compact. The camera is on par with even more premium solutions out there, and both call quality and battery life are equally top marks. The software is inviting and, in combination with the Magic Flip cover, give the Alcatel OneTouch Hero a real character. Unfortunately, that very same software feels shoddily optimized, and the MediaTek chipset just can't keep up. Pity, as this is perhaps the one thing that, ultimately, felt very wrong about the Hero. The OneTouch Hero comes with a price tag of about $399. So how does it compare with other, similarly-priced phablets? The first one to come to mind is the new, $339 Lumia 1320. The affordable, 6-inch phablet from Nokia is somewhat similar in price, but comes with considerable hardware cuts, like a less impressive 720p display, only 1GB of RAM, and an inferior 5-megapixel shooter. The upcoming 6-inch Lenovo S930 also comes cheaper, at $319, but is similarly underpowered in comparison. It sports a comparable chipset, but only 1GB of RAM, a supposedly inferior 8-megapixel shooter and a less-detailed 720p screen. The underpowered chip aside, the Alcatel OneTouch Hero is an excellent phablet that can rival more expensive models, like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, the HTC One max, the Nokia Lumia 1520 and the Oppo N1.