Alcatel OneTouch today announced the Fierce XL, a budget phablet headed to MetroPCS and T-Mobile. The XL is the third Fierce-branded handset from Alcatel and features a 5.5-inch 720p HD screen. The phone is powered by a 1.1GHz quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The phone supports memory cards up to 32GB. The main camera features an 8-megapixel sensor with flash and a Polaroid shooting mode, which can apply filters, borders, and text tags, as well as assemble photos into double or multi-shot layouts. The front camera has a 2-megapixel sensor. The Fierce XL supports LTE 4G along with VoLTE, HD voice, and WiFi calling. Alcatel said the Fierce XL reaches MetroPCS stores starting Nov. 2. T-Mobile will carry the phone in the months ahead. The Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL costs $139.


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