- Analysis by KJ David
The Alcatel 1X 2019 is a 5.5-inch smartphone that blends a bunch of entry-level and middle-class pros and cons. Being a low-budget model, its biggest drawbacks include a basic MediaTek MT6739ww quad-core processor running at 1.5GHz 
coupled with an equally-unassuming 2GB RAM . As of this specs-based review, a lot of competing models within its price group run on octa-core engines -- check out some of the best eight-core phones here. It also does not go beyond a mid-end 16GB internal storage memory , but it does support up to 128GB's worth of top-up storage 
, which is a big difference-maker against rival models that offer only 32GB or 64GB external memory ceilings.
Another one of this 1X edition's cons is its modest 720p-only (1440 x 720) 5.5-inch display , although it's not a total setback, seeing that it comes with a wide 18:9 aspect ratio and that it dons a protective 2.5D Dragontrail cover glass , calling up this Phonerated list of the best phablets around.
Its biggest pros, though, come from the imaging department. It touts a dual rear camera consisting of a 13-megapixel main cam interpolated (enhanced using software) to 16 megapixels and a 2-megapixel deputy cam for depth-of-field analysis. This dual-lens setup, which resembles the cameras rocked by some high-class photography smartphones, enables things like hardware level bokeh effects for portrait shots as well as post-shot refocusing. Up front, although it does not promise much when it comes to selfies, the fact that its 5-megapixel selfie cam is software-enhanced to mimic an actual 8 megapixel shooter sounds just about satisfactory to us.
Powering the aforementioned pros and cons is a respectable 3000mAh battery that scores a 450-hour 3G standby time (420 hours on 4G), while the combination of Alcatel's Face Key feature and a fingerprint scanner leads its security suite. It is coated in what the brand pitches as scratch-resistant pebble paint, with the Android 8.1 Oreo rounding things out.
In essence, the 1X 2019 is a smartphone for users who are fond of mobile photography, but do not want to blow their budget.
On-paper Review rating: 
The Alcatel 1X 2019 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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It's disappointing that we could not find its weight information.
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Use the Alcatel 1X 2019 to buy things with your phone at NFC-compatible stores
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Not only does it have a 1.5GHz processor clock speed, but it also has 4 cores.
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The screen is big, making it a phablet: 5.5 inches and a resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels means about 12.1 square inches and an image sharpness of at least 292.68 dots per inch (DPI)!
The 1X 2019 is not sold with a memory card but it can accept up to 128GB in memory expansion, which is convenient to store pictures and video clips taken with the built-in 13-megapixel (main cam interpolated to 16 megapixels combined with a 2-megapixel sub-cam) camera.
Above-average camera resolution - of 13-megapixel (main cam interpolated to 16 megapixels combined with a 2-megapixel sub-cam) - with these features: Bokeh, Burst, Night Mode, Panorama, Refocus, Snapshot, Time-lapse.
The selfie camera resolution seems just about average.
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