Alcatel OneTouch to release Fierce XL smartphone by next week

The holiday season is almost upon us and so that means that even more smartphones and tablets and gadgets will be flooding the market, all hoping to be your very special Christmas gift to a loved one or to yourself. Alcatel OneTouch may not be a top of mind brand anymore, but that doesn’t mean they can’t come up with devices that cannot compete with the Samsungs and LGs and Huaweis of this world. Their newest one, the Fierce XL LTE smartphone wants to challenge the others in its class.

More than just its specs, like a 5.5-inch HD IPS display and a 1.1GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 210 Quad-Core Processor, the Fierce XL also has two things going for it: Google’s enhanced Translate features and a partnership with Polaroid for an exclusive photo editing software. As for the other specs, it’s a bit mid-level, with a 2GB RAM and a 16GB internal storage that can be expanded to 32GB through microSD. It has a decent 8MP main cam and a pretty low 2MP front-facing cam.

But what it lacks in camera firepower, it kinda makes up for in the built-in photo editing software which comes from Polaroid. The camera mode lets you immediately apply filters and borders, including the classic border logo that made Polaroid pretty famous a while back. You can also add date, location, and other text to the photo as well as customized layouts. As for Google Translate, you can translate to and from 89 languages through speaking, writing or even scanning a sign or text using the smartphone’s camera.

The Fierce XL will be available at select Metro PCS stores in the US as well as through its online store starting this November 2, with the SRP at $139. It will also soon be available through T-Mobile later this year.

SOURCE: Alcatel