Alcatel OneTouch Icon Pop Android Prepaid Phone

• Introduction
• FAQ
• Amazon Reviews

Introduction

This actually a very good phone for the price. Even if you are coming from Samsung Galaxy S4 it does not look inferior. Android might be configured better (dialer really requires work), but as for hardware everything is OK.  Resolution of the screen is definitely lower and this is noticeable,  but it does not create very big difference.

It is available from Amazon with Prime shipping. There are two options to buy it on Amazon -- one with minutes and the other without. Package with minutes is a better deal unless you do have large balance on you old Tracfone. I am not sure that you can transfer your minutes  to the "phone with minutes" model. But if you can this is a preferable option:   the price difference is $20 so you get one year of service almost for free -- saving $100.

It is very similar in specs to Alcatel One Touch Fierce 2 GSM phone  but instead of GSM uses CDMA. Major parameters are identical, so you can use it as a baseline:

This is Trackfone Android phone with the largest screen. Like all other Android phones it uses Verizon towers.

Here is comparison of features (from Amazon review):

Features      Ultimate 2   Alcatel   Moto E 
Screen size   4.5"         5.0"      4.3" 
Gorilla Glass yes          no        yes 
Resolution    800x480      960x540   960x540 
IPS screen    yes          yes       yes 
GPS           yes          yes       yes 
Bluetooth     yes          yes       yes 
FM Radio      no           yes       yes    
Core          Dual         Quad      Dual 
RAM           1 GB         1 GB      1 GB 
ROM           8 GB         4 GB      4 GB 
SD slot(up to)32GB         32GB      32GB 
Back cam.     5 MP         5 MP      5 MP  
Auto Focus    yes          yes       no 
Flash         yes          yes       no 
FPS           480@?        720p@30FPS 720p@30FPS 
Front Cam.    1.3MP        0.3MP     NONE 
Battery       2,100mAH     2,000mAH  1,9800mAH 
Android v.    4.4.2        4.4.2     4.4.2 
(remember larger the screen size the faster battery is drained) 

FAQ

Q: can I transfer my minutes from my old tracfone?

A: Yes you can, you can call Tracfone at 800-867-7183 and they will help you. You can set up a Tracfone account and us their web site at www.tracfone.com

Q: Are these already programmed for an area? living in Maine i wonder if it will even work up here, although tracfone has coverage everywheres Nov 30, 2014

A: They work where there's Verizon coverage. The androids don't roam onto other CDMA towers, so you need to make sure you have good Verizon coverage in the places you normally go. Go to Tracfone.com, Phones, put in your zipcode, and see if any androids show up. If no androids show up at all, it won't work there.

Can anyone tell me what eats up your minutes? does just having the phone powered up eat up minutes or only if you post stuff or read stuff?

Jan 24, 2015 From what I have seen just having the phone on does not eat up your minutes you have to physically be using the internet or talking or texting to lose minutes. I hope this helps.

What is the difference between the $119 and $149.

Jan 17, 2015 Actually the $149 phone comes with a 1 year service card and triple minutes for life, includes 1200 talk, 1200 text, and 1200 data. This card cost $100 normally so it brings the price of the phone down to about $50!!

Where does one find the prepaid minutes remaining to be used?

Dec 7, 2014 download the tracfone my account app from Google Play

Have basic phone with 900 minutes on it. Will that 900 move to this phone as talk only or talk, messages and data?

Dec 5, 2014 Whatever minutes you have on a non-android will turn into equal amounts of talk/text/data. 900 minutes will be 900 talk/900 text/900 mb of data.

where can I download a through owners manual. The one that came with the phone isn't very helpful

7 days ago Go to http://support.alcatelonetouch.com/usa/POP-ICON/category/Manuals

Does this phone show the balance of minutes and date on the screen or do you have to go to TF.com to get info?

19 days ago it shows the remaining minutes --scrolls across the bottom, in simple mode which is the default.

My Alcatel A564C Pop beeps 3 times every 3 minutes and is driving me crazy. I cannot find out how to stop it. Can anyone help?

Jan 26, 2015 Mine beeped also. Turn off email notifications, Facebook notifications, wifi , etc. It's on your setting's.

Does Alcatel (Tracfone) use free wifi when it is available? Then, it should "NOT" deduct the data minutes from prepaid data card?

15 days ago Yes

If you purchase 100 mins. get 300 mins. in each data area phone calls -texting-wifi, can you use mins. from phone calls in the wifi bucket if you need

23 days ago Minutes, texts, and data triple with airtime cards. Data cards will not triple. WiFi is just a feature of the phone and is free wherever you have access to it. For example, at your home your WiFi is free and your phone can connect and allow you on the Internet. If you get or send text or a phone call while you're on WiFi then yes it goes against your paid minutes.

so u can use this like a regular trackphone with the minute cards. 4 days ago

Yes you can. After transfering my Tracfone number from the old phone (and by the way my remaining minutes transfered at the same time with no prolem) I added a card I had purchased. No problems at all and I am very happy with the new phone.

How do you block numbers ? 

The phone options are to allow all calls, allow contacts only, or block all calls, no option to block individual callers. To block numbers use Google Voice, sign up for service at https://www.google.com/voice using a web browser, register Tracfone # to block callers. A separate Android app is available but is not used for blocking.

Sound is grate in my opinion I have a note 4 gallexy ...bought this alcatel pop for my daughter and it has better reception than my phone

 Feb 5, 2015 I also purchased for $8.99 on Amazon - Alcatel One Touch Pop Icon / Alcatel One Touch Fierce 2 Case Combo(3-items)-HERCULES Dual- Layer Hard/Gel Hybrid Kickstand Armor Case w/ Holster (Black/Black)+ICE-CLEAR(TM) Screen Protector Shield(Ultra Clear)+Touch Screen Stylus . This is an excellent well designed case that protects the cell phone and prevents accidently turning on and off.

Does The Phone Display My Airtime Balance And Days Remaining Like My Existing Tracfone?

Jan 10, 2015 Tracfone provides an app but it's not real time, you have to press the icon and it requests an update and it automatically sends a text too. I uninstalled their app and setup an internet short cut to the Tracfone mobile menu, which also sends a text, that way I can see from day to day the usage in text history.

If ordering online, how does the barcode get scanned that activates the phone?

Dec 25, 2014 Hi Emily, when you recieve the phone you go to Tracfone.com and register your phone to activate it. All the instructions are included and are easy to follow.

If I purchase triple 120 minute card ..that's 360 ea in data, calls and texts. If i do no data, does that 360 minutes roll over to calls and texts

Nov 19, 2014 Just a side note, the new Tracfone Androids are capable of using wifi for making calls that do not use your paid minutes. For example, Google Hangouts Dialer is available for making calls in the USA free of charge via WiFi.

Is this a GSM phone ?? Dec 1, 2014

Stephen *The phone and all tracfone androids are cdma and uses the (Verizon Network ONLY* *The LG39C,Alcatel OneTouch,LG Ultimate 2 L41C ARE a CDMA type so they do not use SIM cards* * How to tell if this phone will work for you with the (Verizon Network). 1. You can go to tracfones web site and put your zip code in (under buy phones) and it will tell you if the androids (Smartphones) will work for you if any of the androids pop up. http://www.tracfone.com/e_store.jsp?task=buyphone&lang=en 2. Then ask someone in your area that has a phone with (verizon service) and how it is working for... » Read More Stephen *The phone and all tracfone androids are cdma and uses the (Verizon Network ONLY* *The LG39C,Alcatel OneTouch,LG Ultimate 2 L41C ARE a CDMA type so they do not use SIM cards* * How to tell if this phone will work for you with the (Verizon Network). 1. You can go to tracfones web site and put your zip code in (under buy phones) and it will tell you if the androids (Smartphones) will work for you if any of the androids pop up. http://www.tracfone.com/e_store.jsp?task=buyphone&lang=en 2. Then ask someone in your area that has a phone with (verizon service) and how it is working for them to be safe. 3. Tip-> for(RootMetrics) for testing Verizon Network in your area. http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/ 4. To see if the Verizon Network is going to work for you.> https://www.tracfone.com/direct/CoverageMaps?app=TRACFONE&lang=en ----------------------------------------------------

Amazon Reviews

By Craig M. on December 10, 2014

A Step in the Right Direction, Tracfone.

Note: This is the same phone as: Alcatel OneTouch Icon Pop Android Prepaid Phone with Triple Minutes (Tracfone), so this is a copy of my original review on that page. This phone has an additional 1200 minutes, 1200 texts, and 1200 mb of data included as a bundle.

Since there aren't too many details posted here, I'll try to fill in the gaps.

Phone Dimensions: 141 x 72.1 x 9.9mm
Display: 5 in. diagonally
Resolution: 480 x 854
Camera: Back: 5MP with autofocus, Front: .3MP (VGA). 720p Video Recording, Back facing Single LED Flash
Memory: 4 GB internal, with 2 GB available to the user for apps, pictures, downloads, etc. Ability to change default write location of media.
RAM: 1 GB (909MB total, about 500MB usable for apps)
OS: Android 4.4.2 KitKat
Processor: Snapdragon 200, 1.2 Ghz quadcore. ARMv7 rev 3
GPU: Adreno 305
Case Availability: Can uses cases for phones marked as A564C, Alcatel Pop Icon C7, 7040T, Alcatel Fierce 2, Tracfone Pop Icon
Networking: Wifi: 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, 3G Data (Verizon Network)
SD Card: Slot allows up to 32GB cards, SD card not included
Speakers: Front facing (for calls), Back facing (for media)
Battery: 2000 mAh
Other Features: Notification Light, FM radio, Volume rocker, backlit capacitive keys, Simple Mode (large icons, easy to use interface)

As an Android KitKat device, it has many of the recent features that other top tier phones have, such as face unlock. The notifications and quick settings pulldown menu are extremely convenient, but I wish there was some way to reduce the size of the icons in the quick settings. One of the things I actually like was the recents menu. On Stock Android, the recents is just a screenshot that can be swiped away. With the Alcatel firmware, the recents has a built in "Kill All" feature, along with a memory gauge to see how much RAM is free/freed. Swipe up to remove the app from your recents or swipe down to pin the app to your recents. I may not even need my habitual Advanced Task Killer on my homescreen!

By default, animations are disabled on the Alcatel. This may make the phone seem choppy to some people, so to re-enable them, go to About Phone and click on Build 7 times. This will enable Developer Options. Then go into Developer Options in the settings and change the animation and Window scales to 1.0x, each. The phone will seem so much smoother after this.

The camera is decent. The back facing camera works well when there is a lot of lighting: either outdoors or under fluorescent. Really, no matter where I put the front facing camera, the 0.3 MP VGA resolution won't look that good, just because of the lack of pixels. On the phone, the front facing pictures will look fine, but if posted to social media and blown up on a laptop, they will appear pixelated. Some people have complained about choppy video coming from the camera. It doesn't seem too bad under good lighting, but if the lighting decreases, the camera will struggle to pick up the subjects and focus. Speaking of focus, autofocus works relatively well. I can focus on an item at most an two inches away (macro shots). Far focus isn't that bad either, but don't zoom too far into those photos, as the rear facing camera is only 5 MP. The flash works as expected, and will easily help the camera out in low light situations.

The screen looks clear in almost all situations. The PPI is definitely higher than my previous LG Dynamic II, and I can see the difference while web browsing. Zooming out on a page to see all the small text may look somewhat pixelated at times, but easily readable. Five inches of screen space on a tracfone is amazing! One problem with the screen is that it has a specific viewing angle range that you must use, or the colors will appear distorted and changed. Tilting the phone from left to right does not change how the displayed image looks. Tilting the phone down will make the screen much too saturated, and tilting the phone up will make it much too dark. Tilting it any angle will cause a certain degree of corner bleeding, so my suggestion is to look at the screen head-on, and there will be no problems.

The overall design of the phone looks like something that Samsung would release, which is OK by me. There is a tracfone logo on the front of the phone right under the speaker, which could become a potential eyesore. I'm going to get a case for it anyways, but using it without a case could work as well. The back of the phone is similar to the soft, rubberized material that devices such as the old Nexus 7 used. It really doesn't feel "cheap" like some other tracfones do. The button placement (the volume rocker AND power button are on the right side) is kinda weird to get used to, but we'll see what happens with time. The Alcatel definitely feels slimmer than previous tracfones, but that could also be offset by the fact that it takes up my whole hand. I'm a huge fan of that, but not everyone will be.

I'm not a big fan of their default messaging app either, but Google's Hangouts can be used as a replacement. Speaking of default apps, it comes with minimal bloatware in my opinion. There is an FM radio app, which is a welcome feature for me. Sound quality is alright, with the headphones plugged in as an antenna. The default flashlight app is functional, and useful in certain situations. There is a firmware upgrade app, but don't ever expect to use it. Tracfone does not allow firmware upgrades to their phones. All of the useful Google Apps are included, but they will all need to be updated as soon as you try to use them. The dialer is not very appealing either to someone who doesn't need the text blown up by 500%. I haven't gotten around to replacing that, but I soon will. Much of the already scant bloatware can be disable and icons removed by going into their respective app settings.

The lockscreen is customizable in Android KitKat, which means you can put widgets on it. My personal favorite is DashClock, which allows you to see app notifications from your lockscreen, without having to unlock your phone. It also displays weather information, battery information, location, and about any feed you want to put there. If music is playing on Pandora or from the storage, it will replace your lockscreen wallpaper with the album art and change the widget to a music controller. In order to change the default homescreen to another app, you have to go into settings under "Home". For some reason, you can't set the default from the other homescreen app.

The qualcomm chip has excellent WiFi performance. The phone picks up wireless networks that none of my other devices have even seen and it maintains a good connection to my router. Speed tests show that it is not afraid to use up my full bandwidth. WiFi is definitely something that a tracfone needs to be good at, because using Data is too expensive to waste. 3G data isn't the fastest thing ever, since the speeds will vary from 100kBs to 500kBs, but that is probably a good thing to limit how much data is being used. Regardless, that is not a fault of the phone.

Performance is far superior to the older generation of Android tracfones. Running a quad core Snapdragon processor makes everything so much more snappier. There is much less waiting for apps to load and the framerate on the animations seems higher than 50 fps. There will be occasional lag, but nothing worse than what you would get on an iPhone 5 running iOS8. I don't do much gaming, but 2D games will work flawlessly and 3D games will work fine as well as long as the graphics settings are turned down in the game settings. You can also use the developer options to boost the graphics performance, at the cost of battery life. The battery lasts all day, despite my constant toying with it. The percentage is not displayed in the status bar, so you will have to make do with an estimation from a visual, or enable a widget on the lockscreen. Charging will take an hour to get from 0% to about 60%, and another hour and a half to two hours to finish the job. The included charging cable was certainly made in China for 10 cents each, so I still use my charging cable from my previous phone. The charging port is a standard Micro USB.

Time to talk about some of the flaws. In Android KitKat, there is no way to move apps to the SD card. The ability to change the default write disk does not change this fact. Therefore, if you are a heavy app user, the 2.0 GB of internal storage will fill up very quickly. Most people won't care about this next flaw, since it is a niche thing. There is no way to root this device at time time. I have tried using most of the mainstream rooting methods (Kingo, vRoot, Framaroot, Towelroot, Motochopper, etc.) to no avail. This is somewhat disappointing, but I can live with it. The screen can be somewhat insensitive at times, ignoring gestures or clicks. Most of the time there is no problem, but during web browsing with Chrome, some of the clicks don't go through.

Note on Tracfone Android System:

When you buy a minutes card, you get triple minutes in all three categories. For example, if you buy a 120 minute card and apply it to your Android Tracfone, you will get 360 minutes AND 360 texts AND 360 MB of data. Note that the system is different in the way that a text now costs 1.0 units from your texts balance, not .3 units. Also, promotion codes, such as [add a 120 minute card and get 30 bonus minutes] do not work with Android tracfones. Balances can be checked from the Tracfone Android app, via text, or on the web. Transferring minutes can be a nightmare. This isn't relevant to this specific phone, per say, but make sure to do it with a representative on the phone.

Overall, I would classify this as a good middle tier phone. It won't compete against the top tier phones with much better processors, screens, and such. However, it is the most "high-end" phone Tracfone has released. I would give it 4.5 out of 5 stars.

J. Dog "Ace" - See all my reviews

Ultimate 2 vs Pop Icon vs Moto E, February 10, 2015 This review is from: LG Ultimate 2 Android Prepaid Phone with Triple Minutes (Tracfone) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Verified PurchaseI purchased the Ultimate 2 and have had it for a few weeks. So far it has served as a great smartphone and ranks (IMO) as the best smartphone available through tracfone. I really wanted a 5" screen available with the rival Alcatel Pop Icon, in which I will compare the two in the review. I have to say I have no hands-on experience with the Pop Icon, but I have read countless reviews and specs on it. My wife also purchase the Motorola Moto E which I will briefly compare. I will say right off I am glad I purchased the LG vs the Alcatel, the Alcatel only has 2 GB internal available to the user and as far as I know apps cannot be transferred over to the external SD card. The LG has about 5 gigs available to the user, and most apps can be transferred easily over to an external SD card.

      Features-- Ultimate 2- Alcatel- Moto E 
      Screen size-- 4.5"--- 5.0"--- 4.3" 
      Gorilla Glass yes---- no--- yes 
      Resolution--- 800x480- 960x540- 960x540 
      IPS screen--- yes---- yes--- yes 
      GPS---------- yes---- yes--- yes 
      Bluetooth---- yes---- yes--- yes 
      FM Radio----- no----- yes--- yes--- 
      Core-------- Dual--- Quad-- Dual 
      RAM--------- 1 GB--- 1 GB-- 1 GB 
      ROM--------- 8 GB--- 4 GB-- 4 GB 
      SD slot(up to) 32GB--- 32GB-- 32GB 
      Back cam.-- 5 MP--- 5 MP-- 5 MP- 
      Auto Focus-- yes----- yes----- no 
      Flash--------- yes---- yes------ no 
      FPS--------- 480@? 720p@30FPS 720p@30FPS 
      Front Cam.-- 1.3MP- 0.3MP- NONE 
      Battery-- - 2,100mAH 2,000mAH 1,9800mAH (remember the screen size the more battery usage) 
      Android v. 4.4.2- 4.4.2- 4.4.2 
      

The specs on the Alcatel are impressive, however I felt like the LG is better quality with Gorilla Glass, and a better known brand name. Even though the Alcatel has a quad core some reviews have expressed it not being as fast as the LG or Moto E with their Snapdragon processors, and some report the Alcatel being sluggish with Youtube and the phone freezing up on occasion.

The Alacatel does boast a bigger picture size (5"), better camcorder stats (720p vs 480p), and better stereo speakers than the LG, and an FM radio. The LG does have the best front facing camera, though. The LG's touchscreen is very responsive while the Alcatel's not as much.

But the deal breaker for me is the memory (root) issue. 2 gigs for apps is too little.

The Moto E is another awesome Tracfone, smartphone. I love almost everything about the Moto E (my wife has one) but I needed at least a 4.5" screen. The Moto E has great screen resolution, almost HD I think. I was worried about the camera being junky without the auto-focus and flash. I was wrong, I honestly think the Moto E's camera is a little better than the LG ultimate. The LG camera is good but not great, the camcorder is a little junky. The Moto has no front facing camera, which means no Skyping. Her screen is almost smudge proof whereas mine is a bit of a smudge magnet, but I do not find this interferes when the screen is on. The Moto E's home and and return button are actually in the screen, so this makes the screen even smaller (I think they do disapear for movies though). The LG's screen looks good, not HD, but still looks good, the Moto E's picture is slightly better which may be why my wife's pictures look better on her screen. The battery is good, not great on both phones. Plan on about 2-3 hours with the screen on 50% brightness and 3-4 days on standby. The Alcatel's battery at 2000 mAH will be on the below average side because you are using a 5" screen.

Some reviewers have complained about the speaker on the LG for music/movies. Honestly I was expecting a lot worse than what it is. It can get loud enough even in ambient background noise. It does sound a little "tinny" as some have expressed, I guess that means lacking Bass, but the mids and highs are good, just don't expect theater quality and you'll be okay. I need to check out the Moto E's speaker I have not done so yet.

Okay, now on too the cool features on the LG Ultimate 2.

The coolest feature is the light up LED home button. This is seriously brilliant, I am not they guy that wears his phone all day. When I get home I set it down. Now I can know the status of my phone just by walking by it. It blinks GREEN if there was a missed call or text, RED if it's charging, solid RED when done charging, multi-color when alarm goes off in morning. I heard their is an app to change/manage the colors but from what I have seen they are 3rd party, and I 'm not sure if I trust those.

The alarm for morning wake up is great, I can set different alarms for the week depending on my schedule. I can save several alarms and just activate on at time depending on my work week. A cool feature with this is setting a custom alarm tone, the volume ect. Then when my alarm goes off I can just flip the phone on it's belly to activate "snooze mode". You can also set the phone to pause during video by turning it over.
Another useful feature I found if you go into the "accessibility" menu you can set your phone to zoom in at any time by tapping the screen in 3 consecutive taps. This is handy for reading or I use it when watching wide-screen movies to turn them into full screen, which then looks as big as as my 5" Samsung (PMP).

Tracfone itself- Is the cheapest way to go if you don't use your phone a ton for making calls. With a 400 min card you get 1200 min. phone, 1200 texts, and 1200 min. data and 1 year of service. This is a bargain. Before the texts and minutes were combined together, now we are getting basically extra 1200 texts and 1200 minutes of data for free. (minutes card not included with this phone package)
Keep your data button (at the top slide down) turned off and your wifi on- if you are at a free wifi location. I hardly use the data but it's nice to know I have it if I need it. I transferred my leftover minutes from my last tracfone, too and kept my same number.

My friend pays 200$ a month for 3 iphones. I pay like 10$/mo. on average with my tracfones. Now with a cool smartphone in the LG, I believe the only big difference is the iphone's superb camera. But who wants to pay an extra 50 bucks a month to rent a camera? I just realize if I want to take good pics I use my 100$ Cannon. I am still getting GPS, voice to text, text to voice, phone calls, apps, movies and music. Not to mention a removable battery and SD card which is not available through iphones. My friend pays more to insure his iphone than I pay to keep my tracfone and use it as a smartphone.

Overall I would say the LG Ultimate 2 wins in features and durability. The Moto E coming in at a close second, if you do not mind the bit smaller screen and no front camera. The Alcatel seemed to risky for me, it has nice specs on paper but the storage issue was not one I was willing to overlook. If I could change 3 things about the LG it would be, making it a 5" screen (4.5" not bad though), better speakers (not too bad current speaker), and 720p recording capabilities (480p is not very good). Nonetheless it is still the best available T-phone out there.

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