Normally you would hear Alcatel announcing smartphones, but at this year’s Mobile World Congress, the company is announcing a one a kind Windows 10 detachable PC–PLUS 12.
The Alcatel Plus 12, offers blazing fast 4G/Wi-Fi connectivity for a complete mobile office experience. It features a modern, sleek metal design and a crisp 12-inch full HD display great for creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations with colleagues or while on the go.
As a leading device manufacturer for connected tablets, we are convinced that productive devices will be more and more connected to cellular networks. Alcatel has developed the PLUS range, a series of high-performing connected Windows 10 2-in-1s with 4G LTE inside, so you’ll always be connected and productive wherever you go. PLUS 12 is the latest addition to the PLUS family. With a larger screen, it delivers a great user experience. It’s also super lightweight and looks fantastic,” said Vittorio Di Mauro, Senior-Vice President at Alcatel. “With the PLUS 12, Alcatel has created the perfect office on the go.
For high-quality Skype calls, it has a 5MP front camera, loud dual speakers, and a digital microphone.
What’s more, PLUS 12’s innovative detachable 4G LTE keyboard serves as a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 15 devices.
“2 in 1 devices continue to offer tremendous versatility while on-the-go, offering flexibility to people move between different modes to view, create and engage with their device,” said Weng Kuan Tan, Intel Corporate Vice President and General Manager Client Computing Group, China. “The PLUS 12, which is built on Intel Turnkey Solution, also takes advantage of the new Intel® Celeron N3350, which brings great performance to a mobile device at great value.”
It also supports Windows 10 innovation like Windows Hello fingerprint recognition for fast and secure password-free sign-in and the new Windows Ink digital note taking feature. And of course, your most personal digital assistant, Cortana is there for you to help you find things, complete tasks, set reminders and work more productively.
On the connectivity front, PLUS 12 has multiple ports including USB-C, USB-A, micro-HDMI and audio jack.
So, what makes the PLUS 12 stand out from the crowd, it is the weight. PLUS 12 is one of the lightest 12-inch 2-in-1s on the market, weighing in at just 990 grams, making it very convenient to carry.
Alcatel Plus 12 Full Specifications
Design
Tablet : 284 x 175 x 7.9mm, 596g
Keyboard: 287.5 x 186 x 2.8~6.9mm, 365g
Finish: Painting
Colour available: Silver, Sideral Gray
Battery
Tablet 26.8Wh(6900mAh) + Keyboard 2580mAh
Display
11.6″ FHD 1920×1080 IPS, Full lamination
IPS 16M color display
Capacitive Touch Screen
Multi-touch 10 points
Features
Intel Celeron ® Processor N3350
CPU base 1.1GHz, up to 2.4/2.3 GHz, dual core
Windows 10 Home RS2
Fingerprint Scanner
LTE keyboard:
Qualcomm MDM9207, Cortex A7 1.2GHz,
Full keyboard with touchpad
Power, Cellular LED indicator
Camera
Front: 5Mpxl FF
Audio & Video
Dual speakers
Supported formats:
AAC, WMA, MP3, H.263, H.264, VP8,
MVC, etc.
Video playback Resolution: 1080P
Video Playback Rate: 30fps
Video Streaming Resolution: 1080P
Video Streaming Rate: 30fps
Memory
Internal Memory
64G(32GB eMMC+32GB micro SD embedded) + 4GB LPDDR3, compatible with 64/128G eMMC
Micro SD, support up to 128GB
LTE Keyboard:
256MB NAND flash + 128MB LPDDR2
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4GHz+5GHz
Bluetooth 4.2
Accelerometer
Hall sensor
LTE Keyboard:
DL up to 150 Mbps, UL up to 50 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 2.4GHz
Connection up to 15 users
BT N/A
LTE: B3/7/20/38/40 for MEA;
UMTS: B1/8 for MEA
FDD LTE, HSPA+, HSUPA, HSDPA, UMTS
Interface
USB Type-C
3.5mm audio jack
micro HDMI
micro SD card slot
7-hard pins connection to LTE KB
LTE keyboard:
3FF SIM x1
Standard USB-A x1
7-hard pins (support KB input, USB-A data, USB-A charge out)
4G on/off button
Pricing and Availability
The Alcatel PLUS 12 is expected to be available in June 2017 for 499 Euro.
