Alcatel One Touch 708

Zitat: Good: + Small size + Touchscreen isn´t bad for the price + Fairly appealing design + Cheap Bad: - No 3.5mm jack for your own headphones - No 3G or Wi-Fi means browsing the Web is horrifically slow - Poor-quality camera The Alcatel OT-708 is a decent touchscreen phone, considering how cheap it is. But it lacks most of the features that make a touchscreen truly worth having, such as a speedy Web browser and complex apps. If you´re skint or want a cheap secondary handset, it´s still worth a look though

Zitat: The good: + You might initially be drawn by the metallic coloured rim round a black front and back casing, and the way the blue LEDs under the screen light up allowing you to tap and sweep at them. The ability to bump the built-in 5MB of memory to 4GB using microSD cards is a boon, and Alcatel has implemented a side-bar which lets you drag widgets onto the main screen (an idea clearly inspired by Samsung). On board apps are basic but serviceable. There is a calendar, clock, calculator, FM radio, Web browser, notes maker, music player, and weather app that updates over the air (getting data from good old AccuWeather). The bad: - The USB is only 1.1 so data transfer is a bit slow – and you need to download synch software and get a cable as neither is provided in the box. Dual band GSM means web browsing is a bit of a challenge, and viewing pages in the small screen is about as fun as gouging your eyes out. And of course there are none of those flashy features you see on high-end touchscreen handsets like Wi-Fi, GPS or automatic screen rotation. The Alcatel OT-708 One Touch Mini isn´t up there with the top-end touchscreen handsets, but as a basic touchscreen mobile that´s ultra-affordable it´s a top piece of touch-on-a-budget.