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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 11Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.1 GHz1.84 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreDual-core8-core
RAM memory3 GB1 GB2 GB3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Apple A9 APL0898Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 304PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 405

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in4.0 in5.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px1136 x 640 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
Pixel density424.0 ppi196.0 ppi326.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
DragonTrail GlassFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
2.2 f2.0 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesFace recognitionyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
3x
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesFace recognitionyes
HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Auto HDR mode
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
Retina Flash
N/A

Storage

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

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.79 in5.55 in4.87 in5.79 in
Width2.85 in2.81 in2.31 in2.85 in
Depth0.28 in0.39 in0.3 in0.29 in
Weight4.76 oz5.89 oz3.99 oz4.76 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.24.2
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
yes
Dual sim support
N/A
nonono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
LightningUSB
Video output
N/A
N/A
Manufacturer specificNo
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Navigation system
N/A
GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
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
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh2000.0 mAh1642.0 mAh2610.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h400.0 h240.0 h576.0 h
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h14.0 h17.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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