At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014, MediaTek and Alcatel OneTouch today announced the launch of Alcatel OneTouch POP S7, a budget LTE smartphone.
The cost effective 4G smartphone will be launched in the second quarter of 2014.
OneTouch POP S7 is powered by MediaTek’s 4G LTE quad-core platform.
The POP S7 with 5″ IPS display features MediaTek’s 1.3GHz quad-core processor and multi-mode 4G LTE modem MT6290.
The MT6290 multimode 4G LTE modem embedded within POP S7 supports LTE Release 9 CAT 4, enabling data rates as high as 150Mbit/s downlink.
The MT6290 modem is also compatible with FDD and TDD modes, as well as HSPA+, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, EDGE and GSM/GPRS radio technologies. This means, this phone will be suitable for China, India, etc.
“The new ALCATEL ONETOUCH POP S7, designed for the mass market and featuring our multimode 4G LTE modem, is the exciting first step for MediaTek to demonstrate its global capability in the fast growing LTE market,” said, Jeffrey Ju, general manager of Smartphone Business Unit, MediaTek.
