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Alcatel Ideal Mobile Phone
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Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
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5 editorial reviews
Alcatel finally launched its Windows 10 Mobile flagship in Europe under a different name. But in 2017, should you even give it the time of day?Read more
The portable budget handset hides some excellent hardware and software touches that belie its low price.Read more
In our Alcatel IDOL 4S Review, we take a close look at Alcatel's newest flagship and see if $400 is all you really should be paying retail on a smartphone.Read more
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9 editorial reviews
Alcatel launched two affordable yet well-built Android 6.0 Marshmallow smartphones at MWC 2016, the Alcatel IDOL 4S and the IDOL 4....Read more
Can Alcatel continue what it started last year with their latest affordable smartphone offering? We find out, in this our Alcatel Idol 4s review!Read more
So... almost two years after Microsoft's last flagship smartphones (the Lumia 950 range) were launched and roughly a year after HP's Elite x3 became available, we finally have another new handset of note in the ecosystem. Yes, a variant was on limited release, on USA frequencies, late in 2016, but the Alcatel IDOL 4 Pro is here now, and on full 'world' LTE bands. Here's part one of what will hopefully be a stream of review content here on AAWP.Read more
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3.6 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.7 GHz1.1 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 304Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory1 GB3 GB1 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.2 in5.5 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density218.0 ppi424.0 ppi196.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Technology
N/A
IPS LCD
N/A
Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
N/A
DragonTrail Glass
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
2.2 f
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB512GB32GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
MaterialPlasticGlassPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.2 in5.79 in5.55 in5.6 in
Width2.56 in2.85 in2.81 in2.8 in
Depth0.4 in0.28 in0.39 in0.31 in
Weight4.8 oz4.76 oz5.89 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
N/A
noyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.14.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
no
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
N/A
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1780.0 mAh2610.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h403.0 h400.0 h330.0 h
Talk time6.0 h14.0 h14.0 h22.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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