The Hero is designed with curved sides and rounded corners that is great for handling. A matte finish for the back gives a more executive look. With its thin bezel, the device is great for one hand handling and it also avoids looking a photo frame. The design caters to various personalities. If your of the minimalist type then get the black. Get the White one if your fun loving.
Hero is a massive phablet with 6 inch Full HD IPS Display with Oleophobic coating for dust and water resistance. Added protection and sturdiness is enhanced by Dragontrail Glass Protection. You do get a capacitive stylus pen with handwriting recognition so it is very handy for note taking. Plus Dual Display capability where you can run two apps on your fingertips.
Powering the device is 1.5GHz Mediatek 6589 Quad-Core Processor with PowerVR SGX544. This is the major drawback such that local brands offer more power chipset at lower price tag. Wished they opted for Octa-core or newer chipset. Hero does have enough memory with 2GB RAM and 8GB/16GB Storage. MicroSD is there for more storage needs.
For its optics, it packs a 13MP Primary Back Camera with LED Flash and 2MP front camera. Video Recording is at FHD with stereo sound (Back Camera) and 720p (front).
Connectivity features inlcude WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and HSPA+. Hero also supports Miracast, WiFi Direct and DLNA.
Battery is at 3400mAh non-removable.
What most strikes me with Alcatel is that they offer various accessories for their devices. With magnet on the backside of the device, accessories are attached. MagicFlips Covers that interacts with your phone displaying notifications with embedded led lights. It also serves as an inductive wireless charger. If your into e-book reading then E-Inks Covers will be great add on for high contrast text enhancing your reading. Business meetings? Carry a pico projector that easily connects and projects your presentations if not it is best for watching movies. Hate taking out your big phone in public? then a bluetooth phone companion is best to keep your Hero safe.
Overall, the Hero is really Super in terms of its Display, Pen Support, Battery and Tons of Accessories. However it is held back with kryptonite of a chipset. Alcatel should have release this earlier where MT6589 was still relevant. Anyways, if your note that much of heavy user or super user then Hero is still viabe option though at 18,600.00 I can buy an older yet still powerful device from other international brands.
Specs
6 inch Full HD IPS Display
Oleophobic Coating
Dragontrail Glass Protection
1.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Mediatek MT6589
PowerVR SGX544 GPU
2GB RAM
8GB/16GB Internal Storage
13MP Primary Back Camera
With LED Flash
2MP Front Camera
HSPA+
WiFi a/b/g/n, Dual Band,
Wireless Display
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, aGPS, GLONASS
3450mAh Battery
