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Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0Apple iOS 11Apple iOS 12
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.1 GHz1.84 GHz
N/A
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreDual-core6-core
RAM memory3 GB1 GB2 GB
N/A
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Apple A9 APL0898Apple A12 Bionic
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 304PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600
N/A

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in4.0 in6.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px1136 x 640 px1792 x 828 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
Liquid Retina HD display
Pixel density424.0 ppi196.0 ppi326.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
DragonTrail GlassFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
3x
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx7.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Auto HDR modeSmart HDR
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.4F/2.2
Light source
N/A
N/A
Retina FlashRetina Flash

Storage

Internal storage16 GB8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Maximum card storage512GB32GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDNo memory slot
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.79 in5.55 in4.87 in5.94 in
Width2.85 in2.81 in2.31 in2.98 in
Depth0.28 in0.39 in0.3 in0.33 in
Weight4.76 oz5.89 oz3.99 oz6.84 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • e-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.25.0
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
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
nonoyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
LightningLightning
Video output
N/A
N/A
Manufacturer specific
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
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
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
Navigation system
N/A
GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GNSS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh2000.0 mAh1642.0 mAh
N/A
Standby time403.0 h400.0 h240.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h14.0 h25.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qi

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