Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ with Cyanogen OS Launched

Alcatel launched Alcatel One Touch Hero 2+ with Cyanogen OS. It is priced at $299 (Rs. 18,500 approx.) and will first launch in North America in Q2 2015. According to the company, it will introduce more Cyanogen OS devices in 2015. It comes with an integrated stylus pen and has optimized handwriting recognition.

Alcatel One Touch Hero 2+ features a 6-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS OGS edge-to-edge display, Dragontrail glass powered by 2GHz MediaTek MT6592 Octa-Core processor with Mali 450 GPU and 2GB RAM. It has an internal storage of 16GB and can be expanded via microSD. It sports a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 5MP front facing camera. It runs on Cyanogen OS 11 on Android 4.4.4 Kitkat ans has 3100 mAh battery.

Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+

Key Features :

• 6-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS OGS edge-to-edge display, Dragontrail glass
• 2GHz MediaTek MT6592 Octa-Core processor with Mali 450 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB internal storage, Expandable via microSD
• 13MP rear camera with LED Flash
• 5MP front facing camera
• Cyanogen OS 11 on Android 4.4.4 Kitkat
• 4G LTE Cat.4 / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi direct Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
• 3100 mAh battery

Commenting on the partnership, Steve Cistulli, Senior Vice President of North America for ALCATEL ONETOUCH, said:"We promised big things for ALCATEL ONETOUCH in North America for 2015, and with our partnership with Cyanogen and the launch of the HERO 2+, we’re delivering on our promise. We will continue to invest in strategic partnerships – like we have with Cyanogen – which not only helps build our brand here in North America, but also helps us challenge expectations when it comes to the devices we bring to market here".