Alcatel has announced its affordable smartwatch named as “Alcatel OneTouch Watch” at CES 2015. What Alcatel has done differently is it has made its watch more “wearable” with its premium design in such a way that people can wear it for long hours. Alcatel Watch can be easily connected with smartphones running on Android or iOS through Bluetooth. Users can easily access notifications about calls, messages, social media accounts, control music playing on their smartphone and click pictures with this device. The OneTouch smartwatch is set to hit the market in a couple of weeks. Read on to find more details about features, specifications, pricing and availability of this smartwatch.

Alcatel OneTouch Watch is equipped with STM429 chipset and features 1.22 inch display with 262K resolution. The dimensions of this wearable are 10.5 mm x 41.8 mm x 3.5 mm x 20 mm (Thickness, Watch Face Diameter, Watch Band Thickness, Wrist Band Width respectively). This device comes with an elegant look, designed with materials like brushed chrome, micro-textured resin bands and white stainless steel. It packs a long lasting 210 mAh battery and comes with a number of additional features. It is equipped with various sensors like Accelerometer, Gyro, Altimeter, Heart rate sensor and E-compass. This device is resistant to water with IP67 certification. Alcatel has included Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC tag as connectivity options on this device. It comes with a host of features assuring value for money to the users.

The Alcatel OneTouch Watch is compatible with smartphones running on Android  4.3 operating system or above as well as with devices running on iOS 7 or above. It is also compatible with several Alcatel OneTouch smartphones in Hero, Idol and Pop series. It will be available in various color options like sporty dark red/volcano black, feminine all-white, classic chrome/dark gray and elegant metal-white.

Features & Specifications of Alcatel OneTouch Watch

• Display: 1.22 inch, 262K
• Size: Thickness: 10.5 mm, Watch Face Diameter: 41.8 mm, Watch Band Thickness: 3.5 mm, Wrist Band Width: 20 mm
• Chipset: STM429
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.0, NFC tag
• Battery: 210 mAh
• Additional Features: Accelerometer, Gyro, Altimeter, Heart rate sensor, E-compass, Vibration motor, IP67 (water resistant)
• Color Options: sporty dark red/volcano black, feminine all-white, classic chrome/dark gray and elegant metal-white

“It’s called a wearable, so we wanted to make something that would be a pleasure to wear.”..“The watch face and the band are slim, like a regular watch, but it has the multi-functionality of a smartwatch,” said ALCATEL ONETOUCH’s Chief Marketing Officer Dan Dery.

Price and Availability

Pricing details have not been officially revealed yet. Expect it to be priced around $149 (Rs. 9,500). Alcatel OneTouch Watch will go on sale starting from March 2015. Stay tuned with us for more updates.

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