Alcatel preparing to launch budget smartphone running Windows Phone 7.8

October 9, 2012 at 17:34 GMT | By Darlington Moyo

Chinese company TCL Communication Technologies which produces cheap smartphones under the Alcatel brand intends to release a budget device running Windows Phone 7.8, accorfing to Russian Windows Phone website Wp7forum.ru. The company's official twitter account has already published some images of the device (above).

Not much is mentioned regarding availability except that it should be out by the end of 2012. As seen on the image above, the device is available in black and orange.

Specifications:

4 inch display, 800 x 480 pixels

Single-core 1GHz Qualcomm MSM7227A processor

5 Megapixel Carema and VGA font facing

512 MB RAM

4 GB Internal Storage

Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth

1500 mAh Battery

124.2 x 64.2 x 10.75 mm

We aren't exactly excited by the device but think if this device hits the right markets at the right price, Alcatel might shift a fair few. Not everyone can afford a Nokia Lumia 920 after all. See more images here.

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Darlington M. Moyo

Darlington is a self-confessed smartphone junkie. Some are convinced he has a Microsoft tatoo hidden somewhere on his body. When he is not writing about Windows Phone, he is reading about it. Current device » Nokia Lumia 920. Xbox Gamertag » MthOmnia - Add me