Alcatel One Touch Explore 997D: Price, Specs and Availability in the Philippines

Are you ready to go DUAL with Alcatel One Touch soon? Any guesses? Alcatel Mobile Philippines yesterday teased on their Facebook page their newest smartphone waiting to be unleashed soon in the country that features a Dual Core CPU and a Liquid Repellant Coating called the Alcatel One Touch Explore 997D! The phone which was first announced last July comes with a 1GHz processor, 4.3-inch WVGA display, Android 4.0 ICS, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, 8MP rear camera with LED flash, 1,800mAh battery and a liquid repellent coating from nano-coatings technology company P2i. More about Alcatel One Touch Explore 997D specs and features after the jump.

Alcatel One Touch Explore 997D Specifications

Dual SIM / Dual Standby
4.3" WVGA (800x480) TFT display (217ppi)
Capacitive Touch with 16 million colors
1GHz dual-core MT6577 processor
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
PowerVR SGX531 GPU
1GB of RAM
4GB of internal storage
microSD up to 32GB
8MP autofocus camera with LED flash
VGA (0.3MP) front camera
UMTS 900/2100MHz
Quadband GSM 1900/850/1800/900MHz
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
P2i Liquid repellent coating
Surround sound experience with SRS feature
Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS with A-GPS support
Li-Ion 1800mAh battery
Stand-by up to 400 h (2G) / up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time up to 16 h (2G) / up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
129.8 x 68 x 11mm (dimension)
143g (weight)
Price: Php11,990 (Official SRP)
Availability/ Release Date: Out Now!

Note:
- Some of the specs of the Alcatel One Touch Explore 997D is still not available at this moment. We'll update this post once we know more about the specs of the Alcatel One Touch Explore 997D, so stay tuned!
- If you own this phone, please share some of your experiences and opinions about this phone, so that others may be aware of it. Thanks!

What is P2i?
P2i is a nano-coatings technology company, operating internationally, which has developed a family of patents in liquid-repellent nano-coatings nano-coating technology based upon UK defense research. The technology can be adapted to provide a range of treatments for different applications. P2i's nanotechnology is a super-thin coating (it's less than 30nm thick, about 1000 times thinner than a human hair) for electronic devices that essentially make them liquid- and stain-repellent. P2i says it's the leader in liquid-repellent nano-coating technology, over 7 million hearing aids currently feature the technology.