HERO 2+. The First Unlocked Phablet For North America From ALCATEL ONETOUCH Will Feature Cyanogen OS

Alcatel OneTouch today announced an exciting new software partnership with Cyanogen, Inc., which includes an unlocked phablet the HERO 2+ for North America featuring Cyanogen OS . The HERO 2+ LTE phablet will be available unlocked via the ALCATEL ONETOUCH store powered by Amazon for $299 beginning in Q2 2015.

The HERO 2+ is a refreshed concept of the 2015 iF Design Award winning HERO 2 phablet, featuring Cyanogen OS, with enhanced customization, security, and photo and video capture features. The HERO 2+ with Cyanogen has a 6-inch Full HD edge-to-edge display and LTE octa-core processor, designed for an unprecedented user experience for speed, graphics and data processing. This is also the first phablet with an octa-core processor with Cyanogen OS natively available on the device, brought exclusively to the North American market by ALCATEL ONETOUCH.

Here are some specs on the HERO 2+:

• Display: 6-inch Full HD (1080 x 1920) TFT 16M color display + built in stylus
• Processor: MT6592 2.0 GHz octa-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor
• Camera: 13MP main camera + 5MP front camera for the perfect selfie
• Video Capture: Full HD 1080p 30 frame per second video capture so you never miss any of life’s moments
• Memory/Storage: 2GB RAM / 16GB of storage (Expandable to 32GB via MicroSD)
• Operating System: Cyanogen OS 11 on Android KitKat 4.4.4
• Dimensions: 160.5mm x 81.6mm x 7.9mm

Cyanogen OS 11 delivers a fast operating system with advanced features, allowing users to customize their UI through the powerful Themes app, including wallpapers, fonts, icons, settings, and boot animations. The camera comes with multiple filters and features for ease of taking selfies, pictures and videos.

The launch of the HERO 2+ is the first device brought to North America as part of the strategic partnership between ALCATEL ONETOUCH and Cyanogen, with plans to bring more devices to market in 2015 and beyond.