The Alcatel One Touch Hero phablet runs on power-efficient Cortex-A7 CPU cores, but that large 6″ screen with 1080p resolution puts a bigger demand on the battery than the 720p screens of its opposition.
Most competing phablets are single-SIM devices too, while the Alcatel One Touch Hero we’re testing is the dual-SIM version.
This affects the standby and talk time numbers, but the Hero performed quite well lasting 25 hours of talking on 3G networks on a single charge. That’s virtually the same number the Huawei Ascend Mate (single-SIM, 4,050mAh) achieved and beats the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 (single-SIM, 3,200) by 5 full hours. The Alcatel phablet is the best performing dual-SIM device we’ve tested in this category.
Talk time
Nokia Lumia 1520 28:34
Sony Xperia Z1 26:53
LG G Flex 25:19
Huawei Ascend Mate 25:12
Alcatel One Touch Hero 25:02
LG G2 25:01
Oppo N1 25:01
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 24:23
BlackBerry Z30 23:19
Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue 22:16
Nokia Lumia 1020 22:13
Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS) 21:18
HTC One Max 22:13
LG Optimus G Pro 20:45
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 20:24
Motorola RAZR i 20:07
BlackBerry Q10 20:00
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 19:54
Sony Xperia SP 19:49
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 18:12
Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600) 18:03
Sony Xperia ZR 17:48
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini duos 17:33
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 16:57
LG Nexus 5 16:40
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active 16:40
Sony Xperia Z 16:03
Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom 15:32
LG Optimus G 15:30
Sony Xperia ZL 15:22
Nokia Lumia 720 15:17
BlackBerry Q5 14:31
Huawei Ascend P6 14:17
Oppo Find 5 14:17
Google Nexus 4 14:17
Moto X 14:06
HTC One 13:38
HTC One X+ 13:31
Nokia Lumia 520 13:33
Sony Xperia C 13:29
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini 13:10
Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos 12:45
LG Optimus GJ 12:39
Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE 12:37
Huawei Ascend P1 12:30
Sony Xperia L 12:30
HTC Butterfly 12:18
Samsung Galaxy Note 12:14
HTC One mini 12:04
HTC Desire 600 dual sim 11:58
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam 11:58
Samsung I8262 Galaxy Core 11:52
HTC Desire 500 11:31
Samsung Galaxy Premier 11:30
Asus Padfone 2 11:20
Acer Liquid E2 11:07
HTC Droid DNA 11:07
HTC Windows Phone 8X 11:07
Samsung Wave 3 S8600 11:07
Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus 11:06
HTC Desire X 11:03
Meizu MX3 11:02
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 11:01
Apple iPhone 5s 10:46
HTC One X (AT&T, LTE) 10:35
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III 10:20
Apple iPhone 5c 10:18
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB) 10:15
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 10:03
HTC One V 10:00
Meizu MX 4-core 10:00
Samsung Galaxy Express 10:00
HTC One X 9:57
HTC One S 9:42
Samsung I9103 Galaxy R 9:40
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 9:32
HTC Sensation XL 9:30
Nokia Lumia 810 9:05
Nokia Lumia 710 9:05
Acer CloudMobile S500 9:05
Motorola Atrix HD 9:04
HTC Vivid 9:02
Nokia Lumia 920 8:56
Nokia Lumia 610 8:51
HTC Rhyme 8:48
Apple iPhone 5 8:42
LG Optimus 3D Max P720 8:42
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V 8:41
Meizu MX 8:39
Samsung Galaxy S II 8:35
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 8:28
Nokia Lumia 800 8:25
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 8:23
Nokia Lumia 510 8:22
Samsung Galaxy Fame 8:21
BlackBerry Z10 8:20
HTC Desire V 8:20
Samsung Captivate Glide 8:20
Sony Xperia T 8:15
HTC Rezound (LTE) 8:10
Samsung Galaxy Note (LTE) 8:02
LG Optimus Vu 7:57
Gigabyte GSmart Maya M1 v2 7:42
LG Optimus 4X HD 7:41
Apple iPhone 4S 7:41
Samsung i937 Focus S 7:25
HTC Evo 4G LTE (LTE) 7:21
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G 7:14
Nokia Lumia 820 7:09
Sony Xperia acro S 7:09
Samsung Rugby Smart I847 7:09
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro 6:57
Nokia N9 6:57
HTC Radar 6:53
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos 6:53
BlackBerry Curve 9380 6:52
Sony Xperia E dual 6:42
Samsung Galaxy S III mini 6:22
Samsung Galaxy Pocket 5:54
Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T (LTE) 5:53
Sony Xperia ion LTE 5:52
Sony Xperia P 5:33
Nokia 808 PureView 5:16
LG Nitro HD (LTE) 5:16
HTC Titan II (LTE) 5:10
BlackBerry Bold 9790 5:00
Pantech Burst 4:46
The web browsing time is nearly 10 hours, putting the Alcatel One Touch Hero close to the top though behind some flagship phablets. The Nokia Lumia 1520 (6″ 1080p, 3,400mAh) lasted three hours longer and the HTC One Max (5.9″ 1080, 3,300mAh) beat the Hero by 1 hour 40 minutes.
That’s still an excellent position for a mid-range phablet to be in though, similar (in monetary terms) devices last an hour less (and they have lower res screens).
Web browsing
Sony Xperia C 12:45
Nokia Lumia 1520 12:40
Acer Liquid E2 12:39
LG G2 11:22
HTC One Max 11:20
Sony Xperia ZR 11:20
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini duos 10:10
BlackBerry Q5 10:04
HTC One 9:58
Apple iPhone 5s 9:58
Apple iPhone 5 9:56
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini 9:47
Alcatel One Touch Hero 9:40
LG G Flex 9:31
Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS) 9:12
Apple iPad mini 9:05
Apple iPhone 5c 9:05
Oppo N1 9:05
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 9:04
ASUS Nexus 7 (2013) 9:03
Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom 8:51
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 8:48
BlackBerry Q10 8:42
Nokia Lumia 810 8:20
Asus Padfone 2 8:20
Moto X 8:17
Huawei Ascend Mate 8:17
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 8:17
HTC One mini 8:12
Nokia Lumia 610 8:01
HTC One X+ 7:56
Sony Xperia E dual 7:42
Samsung Galaxy S III mini 7:38
Nokia Lumia 720 7:37
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active 7:35
BlackBerry Z30 7:34
Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600) 7:24
Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue 7:23
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 7:23
HTC Radar 7:17
Nokia Lumia 520 7:15
Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE 7:13
LG Optimus GJ 7:11
Gigabyte GSmart Maya M1 v2 7:10
Meizu MX3 7:09
Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos 7:09
Samsung Galaxy Express 7:09
Nokia Lumia 625 7:07
Motorola RAZR i 7:06
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 6:58
Apple iPhone 4S 6:56
Samsung I8262 Galaxy Core 6:54
HTC One V 6:49
LG Optimus G Pro 6:40
Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus 6:40
Sony Xperia L 6:40
HTC Droid DNA 6:40
Samsung Galaxy Premier 6:40
Motorola Atrix HD 6:40
BlackBerry Curve 9380 6:40
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 6:38
Sony Xperia Z 6:37
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 6:35
HTC Desire 600 dual sim 6:34
HTC Desire 500 6:31
Huawei Ascend P6 6:30
BlackBerry Z10 6:27
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB) 6:27
HTC Butterfly 6:24
Sony Xperia SP 6:18
Samsung i937 Focus S 6:15
Nokia Lumia 510 6:13
Sony Xperia ZL 6:04
HTC Windows Phone 8X 6:01
Sony Xperia Z1 5:59
Sony Xperia ion LTE 5:56
Samsung Galaxy Fame 5:55
Samsung Rugby Smart I847 5:53
Pantech Burst 5:51
Nokia Lumia 1020 5:50
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G 5:45
HTC Desire V 5:44
HTC Evo 4G LTE 5:41
Nokia Lumia 920 5:40
Samsung Wave 3 S8600 5:34
Oppo Find 5 5:33
Sony Xperia T 5:33
Samsung Captivate Glide 5:33
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam 5:28
Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 5:24
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 5:23
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 5:23
HTC Sensation XL 5:20
Meizu MX 4-core 5:19
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III 5:17
Sony Xperia acro S 5:16
HTC Rezound 5:16
HTC Desire X 5:16
LG Optimus G 5:15
HTC Rhyme 5:08
Samsung I9103 Galaxy R 5:07
HTC One X (AT&T) 5:03
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro 4:50
LG Optimus Vu 4:49
HTC Vivid 4:46
LG Nexus 5 4:46
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos 4:45
Meizu MX 4:35
Google Nexus 4 4:34
Nokia N9 4:33
Acer CloudMobile S500 4:32
Nokia Lumia 820 4:24
Samsung Galaxy S II 4:24
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V 4:20
HTC One X 4:18
Nokia 808 PureView 4:14
LG Optimus 3D Max P720 4:10
Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T 4:10
Nokia Lumia 800 4:07
HTC Titan II (LTE) 4:05
HTC One S 4:03
BlackBerry Bold 9790 4:02
LG Nitro HD 4:00
LG Optimus 4X HD 3:59
Sony Xperia P 3:59
Nokia Lumia 710 3:51
Nokia Lumia 620 3:50
Samsung Galaxy Pocket 3:47
Samsung Galaxy Note 3:35
Huawei Ascend P1 3:23
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 3:01
Video playback turns out to be a bit of a weak spot for the Alcatel One Touch Hero. It lasted nearly 10 hours again, but that’s virtually the same as the web browser. Do note that we test video playback until the battery hits 10% (after which some phones kill the video player). Still, while video codec support on the Hero is good, power efficiency could have been better.
Video playback
LG G Flex 19:57
Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS) 16:35
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 14:17
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 13:32
Nokia Lumia 1020 13:12
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini 13:12
HTC One Max 13:11
Sony Xperia C 12:53
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini duos 12:52
Apple iPad mini 12:51
Samsung Galaxy Premier 12:51
Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE 12:32
Nokia Lumia 1520 12:31
Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600) 12:30
BlackBerry Q5 12:28
Huawei Ascend Mate 12:18
LG G2 11:51
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 11:29
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 11:27
BlackBerry Q10 11:15
Oppo N1 11:15
BlackBerry Z30
10:35
Apple iPhone 5s 10:31
Apple iPhone 5 10:12
HTC One 10:02
Moto X 10:01
Samsung Galaxy Express 10:00
Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus 10:00
Nokia 808 PureView 9:53
Alcatel One Touch Hero 9:49
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam 9:42
Samsung Rugby Smart I847 9:34
Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom 9:30
HTC One S 9:28
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB) 9:27
Apple iPhone 4S 9:24
HTC Evo 4G LTE 9:07
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 8:45
BlackBerry Z10 8:44
LG Optimus G Pro 8:40
Nokia N9 8:40
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 8:34
HTC Butterfly 8:28
Samsung Galaxy Note 8:25
LG Optimus GJ 8:15
Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos 8:11
HTC One X+ 8:11
Motorola RAZR i 8:11
Samsung Galaxy S II 8:00
Samsung i937 Focus S 7:55
Samsung Wave 3 S8600 7:52
HTC Desire 500 7:50
Samsung Galaxy S III mini 7:46
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V 7:45
Apple iPhone 5c 7:41
Asus Padfone 2 7:38
Huawei Ascend P1 7:38
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G 7:33
Acer Liquid E2 7:30
Samsung I8262 Galaxy Core 7:30
Sony Xperia ZR 7:30
HTC Droid DNA 7:30
Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 7:30
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 7:30
Sony Xperia SP 7:27
HTC One mini 7:23
Nokia Lumia 610 7:23
LG Optimus G 7:16
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active 7:03
ASUS Nexus 7 (2013) 7:03
Huawei Ascend P6 6:55
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 6:54
HTC Desire 600 dual sim 6:49
Nokia Lumia 720 6:43
Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue 6:40
Meizu MX 4-core 6:33
Nokia Lumia 620 6:32
Nokia Lumia 625 6:29
HTC Windows Phone 8X 6:27
Sony Xperia E dual 6:27
Nokia Lumia 810 6:27
HTC Desire V 6:26
HTC One X (AT&T) 6:26
Nokia Lumia 820 6:25
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos 6:25
Gigabyte GSmart Maya M1 v2 6:24
Nokia Lumia 510 6:23
LG Optimus Vu 6:23
Samsung I9103 Galaxy R 6:21
Nokia Lumia 920 6:19
Sony Xperia Z1 6:12
HTC Sensation XL 6:12
LG Nexus 5 6:06
Samsung Galaxy Pocket 6:06
Samsung Captivate Glide 6:04
Sony Xperia ion LTE 6:03
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 6:02
Sony Xperia T 6:01
Motorola Atrix HD 6:01
HTC Vivid 6:00
HTC Radar 5:54
Nokia Lumia 800 5:52
Nokia Lumia 520 5:50
HTC Titan II 5:50
BlackBerry Bold 9790 5:47
HTC One X 5:45
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro 5:44
Sony Xperia Z 5:39
Meizu MX3 5:38
Sony Xperia acro S 5:38
HTC Desire X 5:38
Pantech Burst 5:38
Sony Xperia ZL 5:28
Meizu MX 5:27
HTC Rhyme 5:23
HTC One V 5:20
Acer CloudMobile S500 5:18
Oppo Find 5 5:18
Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T 5:18
BlackBerry Curve 9380 5:09
HTC Rezound 5:03
Samsung Galaxy Fame 5:02
Google Nexus 4 4:55
Sony Xperia L 4:44
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 4:30
Sony Xperia P 4:30
LG Nitro HD 4:17
LG Optimus 4X HD 4:14
LG Optimus 3D Max P720 3:28
Nokia Lumia 710 3:27
The standby power draw is higher than most devices, but that’s to be expected as the Alcatel One Touch Hero is a dual-SIM device with dual-standby. The end result is 55 hours endurance rating is not all that high, but the phablet will get you through two full days of moderate usage. The chances of running out of battery in a single day are pretty low.
The One Touch Hero will let you talk for hours each day and the web browsing endurance is the best in the class. It’s video playback that was a slight disappointment, but even then it will be quite a while before the battery goes flat.
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