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alcatel 5

alcatel 5
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alaScore 86

38 reviews

Jun, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 38 reviews of alcatel 5. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the screen and price. The design and performance are also appreciated. There are some mixed comments about the sound.

size, performance, design, price, screen

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the alcatel 5 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Jon Mundy (trustedreviews.com)

Alcatel 5

 

Misses the mark. Alcatel 5.

Big, accurate display ; Minimal bezel ; Decent camera for the price

Ugly design ; Clunky software ; Mediocre performance ; Old version of Android

The Alcatel 5 offers a dominating 18:9 display and reasonable camera performance for around £230. However, a slightly odd design, underwhelming performance and mediocre software make it hard to recommend in a strong field. The similarly priced Moto G5S...

Apr, 2018
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Expert review by : David Nield (techradar.com)

Alcatel 5 review

 

One of the best phones you can get... for the price

Quality all-round design ; Screen feels premium ; Very appealing price point

Some bloatware spotted ; Camera needs the right conditions ; Battery life is poor

Despite a decent screen and solid design, the Alcatel 5 comes across as rather ordinary – until you find out the price. It packs in a lot for such a budget phone, but it's also up against some very strong competition.

Jul, 2018
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Expert review by : Andrew Williams (stuff.tv)

Alcatel 5 review

 

What's better than a good top-end phone? A really good one that doesn't cost too much at all

Aug, 2018
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Expert review by : Caroline Vanier (techadvisor.co.uk)

Alcatel 5

 

‘‘Go big or go home'' seems to be Alcatel's motto this year as it revealed noless than 7 new budget friendly smartphones. The most premium of the bunch is called the Alcatel 5 and we had the opportunity to try it at MWC.

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Expert review by : GSMArena team (gsmarena.com)

Alcatel at MWC 2018

 

Living up to its long-standing reputation TCL brought a traditionally "abundant" roster of new phones to MWC 2015. Also, in keeping with tradition, most of these come in a large number of versions, with plenty of optional features, so bear with us here.

Feb, 2018
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Expert review by : Mike Wobker (notebookcheck.net)

Alcatel 5 Smartphone Review

 

Newly developed design. The Alcatel 5 is supposed to attract customers as the new design flagship of the Chinese company TCL. In order to do that, it throws out the established design arrangements and reorders them. The result is a smartphone that...

battery life ; low-light performance of the camera ; high-contrast display

aged operating system ; mediocre system performance

The Alcatel 5 attracts users who are looking for a different design and are price conscious. For a price starting at 230 Euros (~$269), interested buyers receive a smartphone with an operating system that is not quite current anymore and has sufficient...

Jul, 2018
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Consumer review (very.co.uk)

Alcatel gold 5

 

Bought this phone in the sale. the earphones supplied with the phone are of poor quality. the phone is fast and operates pretty smoothly. The sound quality including the bass is disappointing. Also they guarantee the phones for 1 year only as compare...

Jul, 2019
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Consumer review (very.co.uk)

Good and smooth

 

Nice and large screen, smooth and fast and easy to use it's 10 times quicker than my old iPhone great value for the price

Jun, 2019
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Consumer review (very.co.uk)

Poor sound

 

Overall the phone is quite good, only thing for me is it's not very loud and can't always hear it ring, so if outdoors I don't hear it so it's very poor sound in my opinion. Just ordered a Samsung because of it, so will now be a tablet for grandkids to...

Dec, 2018
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Consumer review (very.co.uk)

Fantastic Value For Money

 

Had this a while now so had chance to use it and can't fault it. Good value, great features and fast performance.

Dec, 2018
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