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Alcatel Ideal Mobile Phone
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Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
5
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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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
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4.4 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
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4.1 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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Hardware

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

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.2 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px
Pixel density218.0 ppi424.0 ppi196.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Technology
N/A
IPS LCD
N/A
Screen material
N/A
N/A
DragonTrail Glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB512GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
MaterialPlasticGlassPlastic

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
N/A
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
N/A
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
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
4G LTEyesyesyes
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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1780.0 mAh2610.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h403.0 h400.0 h
Talk time6.0 h14.0 h14.0 h

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