That’s a considerable difference when thinking about how many handsets sacrifice speaker quality by sticking it in the back, and taking this approach does pay some dividends, including coque Wiko Fever with call quality when talking to someone on speaker.

The “boom key” is Alcatel’s coinage for the “convenience key”, as BlackBerry etui Wiko Pulp Fab called it, and its primary purpose is a customizable action button to launch an app or open a task. Pressing it while the screen is unlocked defaults to a weather effect on the home screen. A double-press while the screen is off or locked snaps a photo with the rear camera. Holding it shoots a burst.

Clearly, the company looked to make coque Huawei Ascend P9 this key a major part of the phone’s daily usability. Customization options include making use of the same camera features while the screen is on, or making it an app shortcut.

Software differential

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Unlike other manufacturers who have yet to restrain themselves, Alcatel wisely chose to let Android run closer to stock. BlackBerry chose to do the same with the DTEK50, except the software differences between them are pretty stark.

The home and lock screens are altered. Icons look different, and Alcatel’s camera interface also does things differently. It starts from the lock screen and progresses from there. A row of shortcuts, called “Func shortcuts,” below go directly to taking a selfie, setting a timer, viewing recent calls or opening the calculator.

Alcatel has made this row customizable under ‘Settings,’ ‘Lock screen,’ Function shortcuts, where the list of five can be switched with others. There are about 10 others to choose from, like composing a message, adding a contact or starting a sound recording, among others. Strangely, I could only add custom ones to the selection list by removing one from the lock screen list.