With an IP-54 resistance rating against water and dust, the Shockwave seems ready for the outdoors. Furthermore, the Dragontail glass provides durability to its 3.5-inch touch display. However, the other features will probably not shock you. It includes entry-level specifications, like an 800MHz CPU and a preinstalled 2GB MicroSD memory card.
On-paper Star rating: 
We consider that 1400 mAh is not enough for a smartphone with a 3.5-inch display.
The Alcatel One Touch Shockwave's SAR rating of 1.24 w/kg is among the highest, on a scale that goes as high as 1.60. Even if the health risks associated with cell phone radiation are not proven, it's worth knowing that there are many phones that emit less radiation than this one.
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We hope you don't have big hands, since the One Touch Shockwave's touch screen has a smaller display surface to press on than many other smartphones. According to our calculations, it has a 5.65 square inch-display while
TFT displays are fine (they used to be the finest of the finest), but in such a high-performance phone, we expect AMOLED, or even SuperAMOLED displays, renowed for their better brightness in sunlight, richer contrast and lower energy consumption.
It's frustrating that we were not able to find information about its weight.
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It is promoted as more resistant to water, dust and shocks.
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With Swype, you can enter text just by moving a finger over the letters you would normally type on a regular keyboard.
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** This phone is also known as: Alcatel One Touch 988, U.S. Cellular Shockwave
*** These cons and pros are computer-generated based on our proprietary algorithm and the specs we found for this phone. Should you spot an error, please let us know.
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