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The US will get its first taste of Android Go next week with the Alcatel 1X
August 07, 2025
With ZTE’sAndroid Go smartphoneon the back-burner due to the company’songoing issueswith the U.S. government, Alcatel looks to fill the void and launch itsAndroid Go-powered1Xsmartphone in the U.S. sometime next week.
The 1X will first be available through Amazon, though the phone will also be available through Best Buy and Walmart in the coming weeks. Regardless of where it is sold, the 1X will go for $100 unlocked and work on GSM networks.
As a refresher, the 1X features a 5.3-inch, 960 x 480 resolution display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, 8MP main camera, 5MP selfie sensor, quad-core MediaTek MT6739 chipset, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, and a 2,460mAh battery. The phone features no fingerprint sensor or face unlock, so you must rely on a pattern, PIN, or password to get in.
The specifications might not be exciting, but keep in mind that the 1X runs theAndroid Oreoversion of Android Go. Apart from a slimmed-down operating system, the Android Go platform also features a set of slimmed-down Go apps. These apps include Assistant Go, YouTube Go, Files Go, and several more, with every Go app taking up very little space and using relatively less data than their regular versions.
Even with the slimmed-down software, we encountered quite a bit of jank when we used the 1X duringMWC 2018. Also of concern is the update situation, with Alcatel saying that the 1X will receive “regular Android security updates, on a minimum quarterly basis.”
Even so, the 1X is an enticing option for those wanting their first smartphone or an option for the younger and older folks among us.
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