Alcatel OneTouch announces Go Play smartphone, Go Watch wearable

At IFA 2015, Alcatel OneTouch introduced its brand new GO family under which it launched the Go Play and its companion Go Watch. Both are designed for active users and are always ready for action, be it clicking pictures underwater, roll in the mud or drop it from a height of 1.5 meters. They can take it all.

Alcatel OneTouch Go Play sports a robust desin and is IP67 certified making it shockproof, waterproof and dustproof. The phone comes with 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display and is equipped with 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor, further aided by Adreno 405 GPU and 1GB RAM. Storage capacity is 8GB, further expandable up to 32GB via microSD card. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop, has dual-SIM functionalities and supports 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS connectivity. 

For imaging there is 8-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED flash and 5-megapixel front shooter for taking selfies. It is fueled by 2500mAh battery which is rated to deliver 20 days of standby time, 8.3 hours of talktime and 55 hours of music playback. The Go Play can also be clubbed with waterproof headsets and protective case and is offered in dark grey, dark red, dark green, orange blue, pink, lime green, blue and orange flavors.

The Alcatel OneTouch Go Watch also comes with IP67 certification, making it shockproof, waterproof and dustproof. It runs on company's proprietary OS and not Android wear, but supports both Android (4.3 Jelly Bean and up) and iOS (and later versions) devices.

Go Watch features 1.22-inch LCD IPS circular display with 240 x 240 pixels resolution and is powered by 180MHz cortex-M4 based processor and supports Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity. It is backed by 225mAh battery which can be charged via micro-USB connectivity and run for 2 to 5 days on a single charge. The smartwatch is 100 percent customisable as users can change both its front casing and the wristband.

It comes with a new GoPro app, which allows you to control camera from your wrist. It can also track fitness such as steps taken, distance traveled and also sleep cycles. It also notifies about SNS, SMS, emails, calls and weather. There is a GO button that lets you trigger an 'emotion pulse measurement' that creates an 'emotional graphic' from the results collected from gyroscope, heartrate sensor and accelerometer which you share on social network or set as wall paper..

There is no word on the OneTouch Go Play and OneTouch Go Watch pricing and availability details.