Alcatel One Touch S853
Release year: 2005
S853 is a tri-band phone with a 1.3 megapixel digital camera and a TFT display of 176 x 220 pixels supporting up to 262 thousand colors. It features Edge, Gprs and Wap technology and, for music lovers, an MP3 player and FM radio, stereo audio with three-dimensional surround effect and an internal memory of 6 megabytes, expandable. Completing the phone are Bluetooth functions for short-range connections, the Push-To-Talk system that turns the device into a walkie talkie, and an instant messaging client.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| Dimensions | 103 x 47 x 20 mm |
| Weight with battery | 93 g |
| Battery | Li-Ion 800 mAh |
| Standby time | 250 h |
| Talk time | 8 h |
In the box: Battery, user manual and travel charger
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| EMS | |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging |  |
| Chat | |
Design and display
| Display | TFT display with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels and up to 262 thousand colors. |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 262 K |
| Display size | 176 x 220 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice dialing | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Memory | 6 Mb |
Feature notes: 64-tone polyphonic ringtones, 1.3 megapixel camera, Mms multimedia messaging, Java support, Gprs technology, Bluetooth connectivity and infrared port, E-mail, MP3 player, FM radio, external audio with surround effect, 6 Mb of internal memory expandable with SD memory cards.
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Personalization notes: Possibility to customize logos, wallpapers, screensavers and ringtones
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 1.3 megapixel camera |
| Image resolution | 1280 x 960 pixels |
| Zoom | Available |
| Flash | Yes |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
Price history
222 € → 229 € (+3%) · minimum 218 €, maximum 229 € · 14 readings, Jun 2006 – Jul 2007