Alcatel markets the Idol Ultra as "the thinnest smartphone in the world," and at 6.45mm, this claim might just be true. Feature-wise, this Android-powered device is a mix of average to high-end specifications, such as its 4.65-inch HD touchscreen and its claimed talk time of 960 minutes (16 hours!), but with only an 8-megapixel camera. On the other hand, the slim form factor is probably the reason why some advanced features seem to be missing, like 4G LTE and a memory expansion slot.
On-paper Star rating: 
The Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra can record high-resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) movies. Bravo! But we couldn't determine whether it had an HDMI port or not. Granted, HDMI (which lets you connect to your HDTV), is not an absolute necessity, but it seems like a desirable feature on an HD phone.
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In 2025/2026, we would expect more than only 1.3-megapixel of selfie camera resolution.
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Does it feature memory expansion? Despite our efforts, we couldn't find out.
A year ago, this smartphone's on-paper performance would have been just fine, but by today's standards, this 1.2GHz MT6577+ Dual-core processor with a RAM of only 1GB seems a little pale, knowing how recent smartphones boast multi-core, 2+Ghz processors with more than 1GB of RAM.
It's disappointing that we could not find its weight information.
It boasts a larger-than-average, 4.65-inch display, with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
It includes lots of internal memory (13300MB), but it may sometimes be more interesting to buy a phone with an included memory card instead, since the memory card can then be reused in a future cell phone.
It includes a superior-resolution camera (8-megapixel) with the following options: Digital zoom.
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It has these special features: Accelerometer, G-sensor, Proximity Sensor, Wi-Fi Direct
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