Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini

“The One Touch Idol Mini does a good job of disguising its budget asking price by delivering a slim, good-looking smartphone package. It's the look that's among the phone's strongest traits.It's not the perfect package, though, but then that's hardly a surprise given the asking price. The camera isn't great, the software sometimes lags and you won't get flagship performance or 4G connection speeds. But you probably already knew that. In the same way the Nokia Lumia 630 has its strengths and weaknesses, the Mini Idol is in a similar boat - the 512MB RAM boat being one particular weakness for multi-tasking performance.However, what you do get is an affordable and often well rounded Android experience despite the numbers behind the scenes. The screen is bright and easy to read, microSD means you can expand the on-board storage and there's still just enough power to do all the basics and even some things beyond.Given that the Mini Idol 2 will be on the shelves later this year and the Motorola Moto E is an invariably stronger device (save for its chunkier build) there is the suggestion that waiting or spending a few extra quid would serve a better purpose. But budget smartphones aren't about waiting around, they're here to fill an immediate need.”