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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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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

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

Display

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

Rear camera

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

Front camera

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

Storage

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

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
MaterialGlassPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.2
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
Lightning
Video output
N/A
N/A
Manufacturer specific

Cellular

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

Battery

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

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