Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D Fashion and Function in One!

If you can recall, I once shared our happy experience with our very first Alcatel modelled T-806D. (see previous entry)  I have to admit at first, we had our doubts because it was very cheap and yet it offers a lot of functions.  But it's been a year and the phone is still working well.  Support is also very good.  I once had a question and posted it on Alcatel Mobile Philippines facebook fanpage.  The Alcatel Support personally messaged me.  After three days, I was surprised that they were even the one to ask me if I figured it out already.  

 

I was very fortunate to get to preview their new fashionable and functional phones the Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D and the Alcatel One Touch Blaze Glory 918N during the Alcatel Fashion meets Tech Press Launch.  


Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D

• Fashion

When I first saw the Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D, I was instantly attracted to its looks.  It was so chiq and cute!  What a brilliant idea to have the phone designed as a powder compact.  Plus, the colors are so nice.  It was Mystery Pink and Light Chrome.  I think the Mystery Pink is just adorable!

Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D (3,999 php)

I was amazed that in its compact size and share, the Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D had a QWERTY keyboard for fast text and typing.  It also has a 2.4" screen which was just the right size for easy reading.  

Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D (3,999 php)

Upon closing the clam shell-type Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D, it made a cute sound and there was a whirling pinwheel.  Soon, the LED display showed the time.  I thought... how convenient that you can also use it like a watch without having to flip it open.

Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D (3,999 php)

• Function

More important than the fashionable exteriors is the function.  The function that enticed me is that despite being compact, the Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D is Dual SIM phone.  It also has a music player.  I'm happy to hear that it has the standard 3.5 audio headset because I want to use my preferred headphones.  The phone has a 2 mega-pixel camera so you can snapshot anytime you want.  You can even take a picture of your crushes or favorite stars while pretending to be powdering. =p  Since you'll be taking some photos and you are expecting a lot of messages from your two SIMs, you need more memory.   The Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D has a Micro SD card slot for expandable memory. 

Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D Full Specification

• Design
• Full QWERTY clamshell
• 70x70x16.8mm
• Weight: 93.8g
• Finishing: 80% glossy
• Colors: Mystery Pink and Light Chrome
• Display
• 2.4" QVGA 320x240 pixels
• 262K color display
• LED Matrix
• Customizable wiget bar on idle screen
• Design
• 2.0 megapixel camera
• Video playback (QCF@30fps)
• Video recording (QCF@15fps)
• Video Streaming
• Vdeos codec: H263 MPEG4
• Picture instant share (send by MMS, by email, by Bluetooth, set as wallpaper, save as contact image)
• Sound
• Music player: MP3, AAC/AAC+/WMA (optional) (up to 2,000 songs)
• DRM 1.0
• HAC M3 
• FM radio RDS
• 64-tones polyphonic melodies
• MP3 ringtones
• Ringtone association
• Handsfree
• Flight mode
• Vibrator
• Mobile Features
• GSM Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900)
• Edge class 12 downlink
• Chipset MTK 6235
• CPU speed 208MHz
• WAP 2.0
• RSS feeds
• Obigo, OPera Mini
• Bluetooth 2.1 A2DP
• Java MDP 2.1
• 50MB end user memory
• Micro SD (up to 16GB)
• Micro USB 2.0 high speed
• Voice codec (HR/FR/EFR/AMR/NB)
• Games
• Conference call
• Messaging and Apps
• Multi-email POP3, IMAP4, SMS & MMS 1.2
• Predictive input Cootek
• Predefined MSS up to 5 people
• MMS and SMS unified inbox
• SMS capacity in phone 1,000 
• Group messaging up to 60 people
• Pre-defined SMS up to 10 items
• Facebook & Twitter (Java)
• Push e-mail (optional)
• IM aggregator
• MSN messenger (Java) (optional)
• PC suite
• PIM 
• Phone directory 800 entries
• Calculator, Date & Clock
• Organizer, To-Do
• Voice Recorder
• Alarm clock with multiple ringtone
• Vcard/Vcall
• Battery Performance
• Battery Type: lithium 850 mAh
• Talk Time: 10 hours
• Standby Time: 600 hours
• Music Playtime: 35 hours
• Package Contents
• Battery
• Charger Head
• Micro USB Data Cable
• 3.5 jack stereo headset
• User Guide
• Pouch

Bottomline 

The Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D is amazing because it is fashion and function in one.  I was surprised that it was priced at only 3,999 php ($91).  However, although the phone is complete with mobile browser like opera mini and social apps such facebook and twitter, it does not have a WiFi.  I guess that's the downside of Alcatel One Touch GLAM 810D's affordable price tag.