Alcatel 156 is an elaborate version of Alcatel 332 and is a low-end model in a new line, it is similar to previous version in functions.

• Class: low-end
• Position in the line: above Alcatel 155
• Rival phones: Siemens A60
• Description based on official information

• General
  • Announced in March 2004, in the market since July 2004
  • eGSM900/GSM1800
  • Battery type Ni-MH 600 mAh
  • Standby time up to 200 hours, talk time up to 4.5 hours
  • Graphic display shows up to 4 text lines (while looking through wap resources it’s possible to have up to 6 lines, but this is supported only by few software versions), has the resolution of 101 x 80 pixels, 4096 colors
  • Weight: 85 g
  • Dimensions: 100×46x21 mm

• Memory
  • Phone book can contain up to 250 numbers, it’s possible to set up to 3 numbers for a name. There are three users’ groups. They are work, family and others. All the numbers not included in these groups make another one. A special call alert can be set for each group. Supports one directory in internal memory of the phone and one on SIM-card.

• Call management, ringing tones
  • Vibrating alert
  • Built-in loud speaker
  • 16 tone polyphonic alert, 30 melodies and ringing tones, a possibility to create two own melodies.
  • Triple voice codes - HR, FR, EFR

• SMS
  • Templates
  • SMS, EMS(ver 5), receives SMS in Russian
  • Allows to send group message
  • Predictive text input T9

• Connectivity
  • WAP 1.2.1

• Organizer and extras
  • Games
  • Time, date
  • Alarm-clock(works even when the phone is turned off, but during a certain time period).
  • Calculator
  • Organizer, memorable dates (up to 10 events)