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Common French model Alcatel re-entered the telephones phase in India with the launch of the V3 Sequence. The lineup contains three smartphones: V3 Extremely, V3 Professional and V3 Traditional, to cater to completely different budgets and use instances. The USP of this collection is the patented NXTPaper Show expertise (powered by TCL) that claims to cut back eye pressure and offers numerous viewing modes on the fly.

This expertise gives a 4-in-1 show mode that may mix vibrant color replica with paper-like readability and eye consolation throughout all lighting situations. Designed to adapt to numerous consumer wants, the show options 4 viewing modes – Common mode, Ink Paper mode, Color Paper mode and Max Ink mode, which might be toggled on the fly with only a click on for a personalised viewing expertise whether or not you might be studying or watching movies.

Along with the show, every of the telephones on this collection are NFC enabled, which allow you to faucet and pay with the cellphone utilizing your most popular and permissible fee strategies. You additionally get eSIM performance on the V3 Extremely. Each these options are usually obtainable in dearer telephones and it’s good to see them on this worth band. Let’s take a fast take a look at what the brand new telephones carry to the desk.

Alcatel V3 Extremely

As you could have guessed, the V3 Extremely is the flagship mannequin of this collection. And persevering with on options typically restricted to premium smartphones, this one gives stylus compatibility. The corporate additionally bundles one alongside for taking notes, sketching and on-the-go productiveness. The cellphone options the aforementioned 6.8-inch Full HD+ 120 Hz patented NXTPaper show with dynamic mild adaptation for optimum brightness and color temperature.

We acquired our arms on the telephones for a couple of minutes and the show implementation does look fascinating. The lighting on the venue wasn’t optimum to check the dynamic adaptation half however switching show modes was simple. The usual mode does look vibrant and hues pop properly. We’ll reserve our opinion on the color accuracy as soon as we’ve the cellphone for evaluation. As for the opposite three modes, they flip the show into one thing that resembles an ink paper show, or just put, one thing like an e-book reader show (suppose Kindle). Within the quick span of time, it was onerous to pinpoint the delicate variations between the three modes.

Shifting on, all three V3 collection telephones are powered by a Mediatek Dimensity 6300 SoC. The V3 Extremely will get both 6 GB or 8 GB RAM choices together with 128 GB inner storage. There isn’t a 256 GB variant of the cellphone obtainable but; most likely an oversight by the corporate which may be corrected within the close to future. Nevertheless, all V3 collection telephones help expandable reminiscence as much as 2 TB utilizing a microSD card.

The Alcatel V3 Extremely will get a triple-camera system on the again comprising a 108MP primary sensor, 8MP ultra-wide shooter and a 2MP macro digital camera. It boasts of options like horizon lock and ultra-steady video seize. A 32MP entrance digital camera with built-in filters ought to excite the selfie fanatics.

Maintaining the cellphone powered is a 5020 mAh battery, and the corporate bundles a 33W quick charger to juice it up briskly. The cellphone runs Android 14 at present, with Android 15 replace anticipated shortly. The corporate has additionally dedicated to three years of Android updates for this gadget. The Alcatel V3 Extremely is priced at Rs 19,999 and obtainable in Hyper Blue, Champagne Gold and Ocean Gray color choices.

Alcatel V3 Professional and V3 Traditional

Each these telephones are additionally powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 6300 chip and are graced with the NXTPaper show, nevertheless, with a decrease HD+ decision. The 120 Hz refresh fee has been retained. Apparently, the Alcatel V3 Professional does have an 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage variant which its flagship sibling lacks. The V3 Traditional will get 128 GB storage with 4 GB and 6 GB RAM choices. These telephones even have a bigger 5200 mAh battery however include a slower 18W charger within the field. Similar to the Extremely, these two run bloat-free Android 14 with 3 extra Android updates promised.

Each telephones have 50MP major cameras, and whereas the Professional will get a 5MP ultra-wide digital camera, the Traditional has a depth sensor to help the first shooter. You get 8MP entrance cameras on each units. Each these telephones are NFC enabled, which is nice at this worth level, particularly for the Traditional, however they lack eSIM help. The Alcatel V3 Professional is priced at Rs 17,999 and is offered in Matcha Inexperienced and Metallic Gray color choices. The Alcatel V3 Traditional is available in Halo White and Cosmic Gray beginning at Rs 12,999.

All three 5G-ready Alcatel telephones are actually obtainable by way of Flipkart with particular launch gives throughout the preliminary sale interval. The corporate plans to enter the tablets phase in India shortly the place the NXTPaper Show tech might be put to even higher use. Keep tuned for extra particulars.