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The fiercest thing about Alcatel's Fierce XL for Windows 10: Its color (photos)

Alcatel's bright blue but otherwise not-so-ferocious Fierce XL will join T-Mobile's lineup at a low price.

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The Alcatel Fierce XL for Windows 10 Mobile isn't the first time we've seen a phonemaker flash an Android device with Windows Phone software, but it's the first we've seen in awhile.

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The upcoming 5.5-inch phone for will sell on T-Mobile exclusively, for $140 all-in.

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Apart from the bright blue color, which is a welcome bold statement, the rest of the hardware specs fizzle out into bland entry-level fare.

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You won't even get Windows 10's two most interesting (but still flawed) features for phones -- eyeball scanning and a way to use your phone like a PC -- but you do get the basics.

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One new feature fits more tiles on the home screen.

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The phone has a bare left edge.

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But there's an 8-megapixel camera on the back.

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Inside is a quad-core processor.

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The LTE device supports faster 4G speeds.

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Here's your final look at Alcatel's new Windows 10 phone -- it certainly won't be the last.

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