Imitation is the biggest compliment, and Palm should be more than flattered with the Pre‘s not so pretty twin in the Alcatel OT-980, which is made for carrier Orange. The Alcatel model features a similar form-factor sans the Palm polish and Android instead of webOS on a lower resolution QVGA resistive (instead of capacitive HVGA) touchscreen.

The device seems to be made for the low-end market; the device is expected to retail for $300 prior to carrier subsidies. Specs for the Alcatel smartphone are:

-Android 1.6

-Resistive QVGA (240×320) Touchscreen

-600 MHz processor

-192MB RAM

-2 megapixel camera

-Compass, Accelerometer, WiFi, A-GPS, 3G

-microUSB

-microSD memory card slot

-1150 mAh battery

Above: Palm Pre running webOS for Sprint for comparison

(via: Android and Me)