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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0Apple iOS 11Apple iOS 11
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.1 GHz2.5 GHz1.84 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core6-coreDual-core
RAM memory3 GB1 GB3 GB2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Apple A11 BionicApple A9 APL0898
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 304
N/A
PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.5 in4.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px1080 x 1920 px1136 x 640 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
Pixel density424.0 ppi196.0 ppi401.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
DragonTrail GlassFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesBody and face detectionFace recognition
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.8
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
3x

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesBody and face detectionFace recognition
HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Auto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.2F/2.4
Light source
N/A
N/A
Retina FlashRetina Flash

Storage

Internal storage16 GB8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
N/A
Maximum card storage512GB32GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
N/A
No memory slot

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
MaterialGlassPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.79 in5.55 in6.24 in4.87 in
Width2.85 in2.81 in3.07 in2.31 in
Depth0.28 in0.39 in0.3 in0.3 in
Weight4.76 oz5.89 oz7.13 oz3.99 oz

Sensors

Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.15.04.2
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
nonono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
  • Lightning
  • USB
Lightning
Video output
N/A
N/A
NoManufacturer specific

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
2G GSMyesyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
Navigation system
N/A
GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2670.0 mAh1642.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h400.0 h38.0 h240.0 h
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h21.0 h14.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesno
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A

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