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Alcatel Idol 4 vs Alcatel Idol 4S

2.85 in
5.79 in
Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
Alcatel Idol 4
2.97 in
6.06 in
Alcatel Idol 4S Mobile Phone
Alcatel Idol 4S
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Editiorial reviews
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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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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Screen size5.2 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS LCDAMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.0 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Internal storage16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage512GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Colour of productBlackBlack
MaterialGlassMetal

Dimensions

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Height5.79 in6.06 in
Width2.85 in2.97 in
Depth0.28 in0.28 in
Weight4.76 oz5.26 oz

Sensors

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
NFCyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes

Cellular

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Alcatel Idol 4SAlcatel Idol 4S
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h420.0 h
Talk time14.0 h13.0 h

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