Palm Brand To Be Resurrected By Alcatel

Palm Brand To Be Resurrected By Alcatel

  According to a new report, Palm phones might be making a comeback in the market courtesy of Alcatel One Touch, which is Alcatel's smartphone wing. It's not clear as to whether this will mean a complete remodeling of Alcatel or a standalone device with Palm and Alcatel branding, but it's certainly good news for lovers of the almost extinct webOS platform.

  HP killed off webOS and sold off its developmental assets to LG, with the company launching Smart TVs powered by the OS. So it will be interesting to see where Alcatel will chime in. Given the recognition enjoyed by Palm in the developer community, it wouldn't make sense for Alcatel to launch an Android device bearing the Palm branding. WebOS saw an early (and an unfair) demise, so users are hopeful that Alcatel will breathe a new life to the platform.

  The report emerges from the fact that Palm trademarks were transferred to a company called Wide Progress Global Limited. And not surprisingly, the VP of this firm is also the President of Alcatel One Touch (Americas and Pacific) and TCL. There are a lot of dots to connect here, but it does seem likely that Palm could be resurrected soon given the evidence on paper.

  Alcatel One Touch is yet to confirm any of this, so nothing is conclusive as of yet. But considering the company's ambitions to make it big in the global smartphone scene, a move like this can always be expected. One Touch devices mostly cater to the midrange segment with a handful of devices sold in India as well.

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Android Lollipop vs. KitKat

Android Lollipop 5.0 vs KitKat 4.4.4 Performance Comparison

00:00 - Boot

00:57 - Web browsing

02:12 - Opening some apps

03:10 - Antutu Benchmark

08:08 - Geekbench Benchmark

10:11 - Opening one more app

10:32 - GTA San Andreas gameplay

14:00 - Turning off devices

This basic rundown of both operating systems was designed to show the snappy quickness found in the new Android Lollipop operating system.  Although the Lollipop system runs a bit faster, it is not running at such a blazing speed that I would risk crashing my new phone just to have it.  The Android Kitkat 4.4.4 is a beast of it's own and in some instances tends to outperform the mighty fable Lollipop.  This test is a good depiction of what one can expect when downloading this new system, which in my humble opinion after watching this video is........Not much at all.

However, there are many hidden features which make this a great new system.  Transferring information from one phone to another has become a snap and the usability is much easier.  There now is much more information available at your lock screen than ever before as well as several new fancy pants animations from screen to screen.

Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2 Review

Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2 Review

  As Alcatel has earned a reputation for bringing powerful yet affordable mobile devices to market, it appears as if the Hero 2 is falling in those same footsteps as their new and improved Hero gets quite a makeover.  This phone may not boast the incredible battery life that most were hoping for but it is still certainly an improvement over other flagship models on the market.  Android Authority offers a great review below with regards to specs and overall usability.

With the huge success of the Galaxy Note, which is now in its fourth iteration, and the arrival of the Nexus 6, it seems that devices with 6 inch (or thereabouts) displays are becoming mainstream. But the Galaxy Note 4, Huawei Ascend Mate 7 and the Nexus 6 (all winners of our Editor’s Choice Award) aren’t the only 6 inch phones around. One very interesting alternative is the Alcatel Onetouch Hero 2.
The Alcatel brand is best known in Europe, mainly because it originates from France. In 2004 Alcatel entered into a joint venture with TCL, a Chinese electronics giant, to create Alcatel Mobile Phones. In time Alcatel sold its part in the venture, however the name lives on in Alcatel Onetouch.
The Hero 2 was announced in September of this year, it has a 6 inch full 1080p HD display, a 13 megapixel camera, 2GB of RAM, a 3100 mAh battery, and comes with a stylus. I received a Hero 2 a few days ago and I have been playing with it ever since, this is what I discovered.

SPEC SHEET

Display 6” Full HD IPS 1080 x 1920 pixels, Dragontrail glass

Processor 2.0GHz, octa-core Mediatek MT8392, Cortex-A7

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB, microSD card slot, up to 32GB

Camera 13.1 Megapixel Rear Camera with Optical Image and Video stabilization (OIS+EIS), 5MP Front Camera

Battery 3100 mAh

Connectivity NFC, GPS, microUSB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth

Networks GSM, 3G, 4G LTE

Software      Android 4.4 with Google Play

Dimensions 160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 mm, 175g

SIM slots 1xMicro SIM