News & Reviews:   Alcatel OneTouch Pop C1

Most cameraphones offer users a number of features that aren't available to standard smartphones that have cameras. This includes fast focus, better quality lenses and better resulting images or videos. Quite often, you won't find such features in an entry-level smartphone much less one going for below RM300, which is why we were quite impressed with the performance shown by the ASUS ZenFone 4, the company's entry-level offering for their new range of ZenFone smartphones. How exactly does the ASUS ZenFone 4 impress and does it offer more than just cameraphone capabilities? Check out our full review of the ASUS ZenFone 4 below to find out.

Aiming to secure a bit more of the budget android smartphone market, Alcatel has recently announced their newOneTouch Pop C series of budget android smartphones. The new series consists of the Pop C1, Pop C3, Pop C5 andPop C7 all of which have many bright colours and target a wide spectrum of users.  Tech specs and features for the Pop C series range from a 1GHz dual-core processor and 3.5-inch HVGA display for the Pop C1 and a 1.3GHz processor, 4-inch WVGA display and 3.2MP rear camera for the Pop C3. Going up a step higher is the Pop C5 with a 1.3GHz dual core processor, 4.5-inch display and 5MP camera. Rounding up the series is the Pop C7 which features a 1.3GHz quad-core processor with a 5-inch display and 5MP camera. All of the OneTouch Pop C series will run on Android 4.2 and is expected have release dates in Malaysia sometime later in 2013 starting in October for the C1 and C3 and November for the C5 with the C7 expected after that.