Alcatel 3X 2020 Smartphone Review - Battery power full

The Alcatel 3X (2020) is available in black and petrol. The plastic case is cleanly processed and despite the large battery not too heavy. The hybrid SIM slot can hold either two nano-SIMs or a microSD card instead of the second SIM

The equipment is quite typical for this price class, but above all it can't keep up with that of the Redmi smartphones. Despite a jack plug, there is no integrated Ukw radio receiver. However, the microSD slot supports the exFAT file system

Unfortunately, NFC does not exist and the WLAN module also only supports the IEEE 802.11 standards b/g/n, so that only the 2.4 GHz network can be used and also the speeds are quite low in combination with our reference router Netgear Nighthawk AX12

The voice quality of the Alcatel 3X is quite good and delivers a solid performance when the smartphone is held to the ear. The suppression of ambient noise works properly, only extremely loud noise causes intermittent interruptions. The speaker does reverberate a bit, but can be quite convincing in a quiet environment

As operating system Google Android 10 is used, over which the manufacturer touches its own UI, which has a good user guidance. At the time of testing, the security updates are as of October 5, 2020, where an additional patch per quarter can be expected

A fingerprint sensor on the back is responsible for biometric security, which is not one of the fastest, but works reliably. Face recognition unlocks more quickly, but is only two-dimensional and therefore less secure. The system speed is a bit sluggish. Again and again there are small juddering movements, which is mainly due to the weak SoC