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Alcatel Ideal Mobile Phone
Alcatel Ideal
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Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
Alcatel Idol 4
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Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 Mobile Phone
Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3
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Sony Zylo Mobile Phone
Sony Zylo
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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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3.8 out of 5
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As well as some imaginative colour naming, <b>Sony</b> <b>Ericsson</b> sometimes takes the same approach when naming its devices. One example is the <b>Zylo</b>.Read more
The Sony Ericsson Zylo is the first phone with FLAC support, but does it hit the right note?Read more
A small and sexy music slider – that’s what the Zylo is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sony Ericsson are probably hoping to start bringing up the next...Read more
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4.2 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 5.0Proprietary OS
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.7 GHz1.2 GHz
N/A
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
N/A
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306
N/A
RAM memory1 GB3 GB2 GB260 MB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.2 in5.5 in2.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M262K
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px320 x 240 px
Pixel density218.0 ppi424.0 ppi312.0 ppi154.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Technology
N/A
IPS LCDIPS TFTIPS TFT
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesno
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesno
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
None
N/A

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
256 MB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB512GB128GB16GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticGlassPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.2 in5.79 in5.3 in4.06 in
Width2.56 in2.85 in2.59 in2.05 in
Depth0.4 in0.28 in0.3 in0.63 in
Weight4.8 oz4.76 oz3.88 oz4.06 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
N/A
yesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.02.1 EDR
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesno
NFC
N/A
yesyesno
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
N/A
GPSA-GPS
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesno
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
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1780.0 mAh2610.0 mAh2000.0 mAh920.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h403.0 h500.0 h403.0 h
Talk time6.0 h14.0 h17.0 h3.5 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
nono

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