Alcatel 1 (2019) Sim Free Unlocked UK 4G Smartphone, FullView 18:9 Display with 8MP Camera, 1GB RAM / 8GB Storage and Android Oreo (Go edition) - Metallic Black

For a budget phone you can't go wrong. Screen is bright and clear, plastic case feels solid no flimsy areas, just be carefull the first couple of times you remove the back. Sim, ssd and battery access all require you to remove the whole back and the plastic has very little give with the usual very small clips. It uses Android GO, a light version of Android but this still seems to have everything that I want from my phone. Arrives with all major short cuts on the front screen but you can change to how you want. I have left as is because I can access phone, sms, chrome browser, camera, gallery and there is a direct Google search bar. I noticed a reviewer mention excess heat from battery. I have not experienced this from either the ac charger or from usb3 connection on my laptop. Infact my phone lives tethered to my laptop as a 4g connection. Everything works as you would expect: WiFi, hotspot, tethering, bluetooth, print service, data saver, etc. There is no accelerometer so pedometer/fitness apps wont work. I probably don't use average apps as mine are usually tools eg: DMX calculator, guitar tuner, DJ mix. But all of these perform as expected.

It’s a cheap phone that’s promising. It’s been more than two mouths since I purchased this and so far it working perfectly fine. The battery life on the other hand is bad and it does run out quickly. Overall I would recommend buying this for a child maybe, this is because it doesn’t have a lot of space meaning that you’d be limited to the amount of apps and photos you can have and I brought this for my nieces and nephews so they can use YouTube. I know there are more affordable options such as Amazon tablets but I wanted something similar to a phone so they’d stay away from my phone 😅.

for the money I paid for it worth every penny recommend this to everyone battery life is good phone is easy to use like I said will recommend this to anyone

Good first phone for my niece and nephew however it's very laggy and struggles with the likes of YouTube and Pokémon go does not even run.

I like this phone because it's quite small so I can keep it in my shirt pocket. With my first one, the screen cracked even though I never dropped it. I recently bought a new one as I couldn't find any other company which made a mini smartphone and had problems with the quality of the screen again. But the phone is cheap so I guess I shouldn't complain too much

I bought my first android phone to replace an ageing Blackberry Classic. My spouse has had an android device for some time and I have found it relatively simple to use. I am not too fussed about aps, just a few that I use were already preloaded, so I will on;y need to load several more. My only complaint is that the Quick Start Guide and the User details are written in very small fonts and for someone partially sighted, virtually unreadable. I had to go online to the website to download and enlarge a pdf to be able to see how to install battery, sim and sd card. So, far, so good. I will report back after a couple of weeks and might be able to provide a more informed opinion.

Very basic smartphone either for the young (pre-teens) or the elderly. I bought this for my mother-in -law. Easy to set up using appstore. Quite robust and attractive in appearance. Good value for money.

I've bought a few phones for my wife,had lots of moans and groans about them all. That is until the ALCATEL,she loves it and says it's the best she's ever had. Just one slight moan,the battery doesn't last that long,but overall I wouldn't change it.