alcatel Idol 2 Mini S

  • Released 2014, June
    116g, 8.5mm thickness
    Android 4.3, up to 4.4
    4GB/8GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.5"
    540x960 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
  • 2000mAh
    Li-Ion

alcatel Idol 2 Mini S - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  GSM 900 / 1800 - 6036X
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 6036A, 6036X
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - 6036Y
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 17(700) - 6036A
  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700) - 6036X
  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - 6036Y
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2014, February
Status Available. Released 2014, June
Body Dimensions 129.5 x 63.5 x 8.5 mm (5.10 x 2.5 x 0.33 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Protection Oleophobic coating
Platform OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4 (KitKat)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM (6036A,6036X), 8GB 1GB RAM (6036Y)
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 2 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (6036Y only)
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Music play Up to 35 h
Misc Colors Slate, Chocolate, White, Hot pink, Cloudy
Models 6036X, 6036A, 6036Y
Price About 200 EUR

alcatel Idol 2 Mini S - User Reviews

  • still using this shit 5 years later on :ddd just doesnt die!!!

  • my phone does not open its play store account pls what should I do.

  • Can sd card slot be used for sim card, can this be dual sim?

  • i have a same problem my 6036y is also stuck up in start up screen any solutions?

  • You will need to flash another ROM with other android you should go to XDA page and search for a step by step for your device

  • Does anyone know how can i update my phone? I have 4.3 Jelly Bean. Thanks

  • my Alcatel one touch 6036Y has handy login so when its starts it has options for English, Chinese and may be Japanese or Korean languages so when i press continue it shows me as if its loading but nothing happens it stops there and can not go forward hence i cannot use it what could be the issue.

  • The last update made the phone a lagging PoS.It lags so hard even in apps that it didnt before the latest update and Alcatel doesnt give a shit.They should at least upload the dafault Roms in their site so we can rollback

  • Has anyone found any custom(legit) roms?

  • how to update to 4.4.2 ,phone updater says is full up to date but its 4,3 ,can someone help me on this please

  • Has anyone kept the stock rom before upgrading to 4.4.2 ? :D

  • 1. Yes, it has notification LED 2. Yes, apps can be moved but it has an SD card slot so just install there anyway 3. Yes, it supports USB OTG with an adaptor (not included)

  • Hi guys... those who have good experience about this mobile i would like to clarify sum question regarding it.. 1. Does it has LED Notification? 2. Can we move apps to SD Card? 3. Does it supports OTG?.... Plz let me know abt these three options it will be more helpfull.. thank u... :)

  • It's my 1st 4G phone, very fast & easy-to-use. It shoot a nice photo when you firmly press the display (not shutter tab),even a closer distance(2 inches),still clear. it works like if TTL function has built-in.The one-hand design, the price over the market, the quick response are all satisfying me.

  • Can someone post the pictures they took with front as well as back camera?

  • my OT 6036y lost his displey i was chargeing on my laptop with activ hotspot around 4 hours and i try to unlock screen after unlocking he went dark i reset pfone smae try to wipe out all factory reset mod no help after turnon phone u see alcater onetouch idol 2 mini S and than dark i see the mods to by presing POWER + Volume Up buttons its not he fist time im changing my phone on laptop and was only 6 month old ( i send on repair but i drop the phone whan i buy it and has mark on right botoom and thay return at me as mechanical damage and dint tell me what its the prob with pfone only price (100 euro) i need to pay if i want tham to repair it so if any 1 know anything about this or how to fix my phone pls tell me Tnx in Advance

  • I bought an Alcatel idol 2 mini s 1 month ago but I am so disappointed of the battery. I was talking on the phone for 4 minutes but the phone drained 30% of the battery. The brightness is on 10% and I have battery optimizer and everything.

  • Unfortunately only the 4GB variant.

  • Actually i just checked their website and they only provide the 4Gb variant.

  • 6036A,6036X are the 4Gb ones.6036Y is the 8Gb.I hope that helps you

  • Does anyone (in the UK) know which variant the CarphoneWarehouse supplies? Is it the 4GB or 8GB ROM w/ NFC?

  • One month ago I would have told you go for it without any second thoughts.it's a very good phone,one of the best in its price range, but now I ll tell you to check out out lumia 535 also.it's much cheaper and it gives you pretty much the same

  • I'm thinking about buying this phone but I'm not sure about built-in battery.. Does it make any change? And what about front camera? Is it any good?

  • Storage problems are still there meaning that Ringtone still randomly changes to default if you set sd storage as primary...I think that battery life got slightly reduced and default camera app gets a little pixelated if there's not much light around.Havent tried a camera app from store yet. Performance at antutu is 18887

  • Dude,just update through the phone built in updater

  • can you write some + and - afer upgrade to 4.4? And what about previous problems between Phone storage and microSD card storage? When it is set SD card as default storage location...thx

  • how u update on 4.4.2? I can't update, show me your software is up to date.

  • Alright!! 4.4.2 is out...Looking good so far

  • Do the math maybe?Out of 4 you are gonna be left with 2.5~

  • You havent told me about the 4gb variant

  • GB depends on version. -4 GB, 1 GB RAM (6036A, 6036X) -8 GB, 1 GB RAM (6036Y) On the 8GB(6036Y) you are left with 5.5GB~,which is pretty good in my opinion.As for the apps,not all of them can be moved to the sd card(as it happens in most new androids), but you can set you sd card as primary storage from phone settings.

  • Guys I really want to buy this phone but im worried about the internel storage. The phone says its 4gb can someone tell me how much I get out of that and please tell me how to move apps to sd card

  • My RAM uses about 700MB too. I have 48 hours with normal usage. Wi-Fi And Data Active ALWAYS. Facebook, whatsapp and E-mail sync. If I use videogames or use the camera a lot time, then I will have 24 hours... And I have four months with this smartphone...

  • my Mini 2S uses about 700MB of RAM and consumes 55-75 % of the battery... is it normal??? first two charges battery life was 40hrs with normal usage(2 hours on wifi, little gaming, 1 hour of 3G dialing, camera testing)... then, battery life dropped to 20-25 hrs with same usage but i noticed that the android OS consumes about 70% of battery charge... can someone check battery information (SETTINGS -> BATTERY MANAGEMENT-BATTERY) and post them here??? except this problem, very good phone, nice design, good screen, fast, sound on headphones GREAT... tnaks...

  • I have the same problem. battery is at 1 percent since 6:30 a.m. this morning... and its 1:01 p.m. Getting annoying as well

  • Same question? When it will be able to update

  • Anyone knows when the kitkat is coming for this phone?

  • I have the exact same question!

  • This phone or LG L90? Thank you,

  • Try to format(erase) SD card.Before that save all data you need on computer after that you can bring them back on SD card. It worked for me, I use to have same problem but after formating SD card everythink is OK.

  • Actually is the other way around.He should set the phone storage as default.

  • I have this phone about a week. For that time the phone has restarted itself many times. The battery sometimes shows 1% power and it lasts for 2-3 hours. Any solutions?

  • How to upgrate to Kit Kat?

  • I got this phone few days ago and it came with no sd card (dont know if I'll buy one because the phone's memory is more than enough for me). However, whenever I connect it to my pc i get only 2 options available PTP (picture transfer) and MTP (media transfer) but the third one (or rather the first one as they appear on the phone) the "Mass storage" option is greyed and cannot be selected. Why is that? Do I need some sort of driver or that's normal since i got no sd card (when i put a mem card the "mass storage" option works just fine but does that mean that i wont be able to transfer files other than pics and media from my PHONE to PC?) Thanx!

  • Set your SD card as default storage location. This should solve the problem.

  • For those who have battery issues, try to disable "Scanning always available" option in wifi advanced settings.

  • When I try to play the music player (native music app) it finds no files while. When I go to the file manager mp3 files I see. It happens 1-2 times a week. In addition, I will cancel the selected ringtone and automatically set to the original. It happens anyone too? I've tried reset phone to factory settings, but it did not help. I'm starting to get shit. I think about complaints .... anyone have any advice or experience? Thank you

  • T3 = 150.7 x 77 x 7 mm (5.93 x 3.03 x 0.28 in) Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) No thank you , i dont whana have 400 eu brick in my pocket

  • i think, xperia t3 is a good alternative for this devise, almost same price, but t3 gives you more better screen size,screen resolution, battery life and screen protection

  • Hands on small mini review of alcatel OT idol 2 mini s (LTE single sim)). The phone is light, very pleasant for holding in hand and operate by one finger in spite that I have small hands. It can bee turn on and off by hardware button or by double tap non the display. It is very fast (Asphalt 7 is smooth) and has a lot of settings. Easy and fast synchronization over google account. After turning on You have 390Mb free on RAM and 5Gb ROM. A lot of apps can run simultaneously and they can bee easy turn of separately or by one click all and RAM is on 390Mb free again. Internet viewer is fast and by one finger tap you can change the size of text and it reformat the paragraph column. Battery after 40 minutes went to 76% from full charge :-(. Only wifi on and full brightness of display. I hope it will improve after several recharging. Camera is not very fast in focusing in spite that it prefocus all the time. Old HTC HD7 seems to bee faster. Video focus is a big problem. During shooting it is trying to refocus every second or two, focusing in a big range and it is awfull. I did not downloaded my own video but here is video from review on mobilenet.cz ­ I have solved thist problem but I hope some software upgrade will solve it definitely. Temporary solution for problems with focus in video. I have downloaded from play IgCamera (btw nice app with a lot of settings) and there is possible to set fix focus to infinity and problem for most situations is solved. Thanks to very small chip and short lens the camera has big depth of field a you will receive sharp video except very close objects. I had the phone for short time thanks to stupid mistake of oeprator (T-mobile), they sold me phone blocked to operator. It is not allowed in CZ for many years. They did not know how to unblock it, they even did not know that blocking exist :-/. I have the money back ad I have to buy it somewhere else.

  • Use google traslator and read this. This is the best a found

  • Does anyone know where I can find a good review of this phone except youtube ones (good, trust-able online site)? I've had no luck with finding any reviews of this phone anywhere.

  • Temporary solution for problems with focus in video. I have downloaded from play IgCamera (btw nice app with a lot of settings) and there is possible to set fix focus to infinity and problem for most situations is solved. Thanks to very small chip and short lens the camera has big depth of field a you will receive sharp video except very close objects.

  • I am using this phone like 2 weeks and i am very pleased!!! very fast and good specs no glitch at any app or video, processor is A7 and yes it is no lies very fast and no worryes about RAM memory u can open 30 apps in seem time and wont glitch for a moment!!!

  • Do you know if this phone has video call?

  • I am pretty sure it's because that's where the cpu is located.Nothing to worry about

  • First impression when i receive this phone is: 4+ Alcatel (TCT) has made bulls eye with this phone. Fast, smooth, easy to configure, comes with pre installed apps like FB, Whatsapp, Viber, Dropbox and lot of games :) and still 4.5 GB of free phone memory. Fast response to commands. The only thing is that if you put "hot" SIM card in slot you will have to restart phone in order to get good calling characteristics.Have Noise cancellation for call is a option. Battery is not removable, good display. Best buy for money you give. In my country available at VIP operator (Austrian telecom). Has 4G option if you have 4G Sim Card. Works with micro sim card.

  • Does this phone save videos recorded as mp4 or 3gp. Want to buy this as i like idol mini so much but saves videos as 3gp hope.

  • I have a little problem with this phone. No matter of what Are you doing the phone gets over heated right below the camera. It is not something serious and it don't cause a lagg to the phone but i wanna know why is it happening? Do someone knows? P. S Its a great phone and i love it.

  • I've tried "Mobile Upgrade Q 4.5.4" tool from alcatel page but without success. There is message: "There is no greater software version available to upgrade your phone... " Great phone though.

  • I did manage to instal Adobe flash player 11, works perfect for the browser

  • for takeing pictures from the playstore I have installed cymera ,and Now there is big change

  • how upgrade in android kit kat?

  • how upgrade in android kit kat?

  • very fast phone but have bigg problem with focus in video! any solution?the videorecord is awfull...

  • yes, non-removable

  • the phone is very fast, to many aps instaled inside,i did uninstal some,battery 1 day if everything is put ON ,like gps data and wifi also screen at full brightness.for the money its the best in class,and also one thing that i love on this phone is no fingerprint marks on the front and back also

  • I have read somewhere that has a built-in (non removable) battery. Is it true? And what if the battery breaks down in some way?

  • very good mobile like iphone 5s design and its very fast with normal camera

  • When will it be available to buy in Croatia.

  • Will you please share your overall experience on this phone please?I want to buy it.I saw camera quality isn't very good but I can sacrifice it for other issues.How's processor speed?and Ram?Any Games or Apps that lags?And how's battery back up and signal response?Please share you observance.

  • Any benchmark app will show, Antutu in my ot shows up a Snapdragon 400 quad core & Adreno 305 graphics, it scores ~17,000 on that benchmark also

  • Grabbed this phone, stacks up well against the Moto G which was my other pick candidatr, both are at the same price bracket. What I love of this is that looks way more clean and elegant than the moto G

  • How do know that this device has a snapdragon processor and an Adreno GPU? Alcatel hasn't given out this info. please let us know your source of info. so that everyone can also be convinced.

  • Snapdragon 400 processor Adreno 305 gpu

  • What CPU does it have???? Qualcomm? or MediaTek?? can anyone tell ?

  • This seems to be an amazing phone. Will be available in south Asia from next month. I'm waiting!

  • It is a good phone . I think, it is not available in India. Why this model is it not marketed in Inda ? When will it be available India ?

  • This has a nice size to it.

  • available only in abusayaf area

  • ..it is available in the philippines?

  • From brunei with love