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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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3.8 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0Android 5.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.1 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
RAM memory3 GB2 GB1 GB1 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909MediaTek MT6582M
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 304ARM Mali-400

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.5 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px854 x 480 px960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFT
N/A
IPS LCD
Pixel density424.0 ppi312.0 ppi196.0 ppi200.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no
Screen material
N/A
N/A
DragonTrail Glass
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
None
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
8 GB4 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage512GB128GB32GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
BlackBlack
MaterialGlassPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.79 in5.3 in5.55 in6.18 in
Width2.85 in2.59 in2.81 in3.06 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in0.39 in0.33 in
Weight4.76 oz3.88 oz5.89 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.12.0 EDR
NFCyesyes
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
yes
Dual sim support
N/A
yesnoyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
N/A

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2400.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h500.0 h400.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h14.0 h
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyes
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

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