We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Compare 4 products

Close
Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
Alcatel Idol 4
Close
Alcatel TRU Mobile Phone
Alcatel TRU
Close
BlackBerry DTEK50 Mobile Phone
BlackBerry DTEK50
Close
Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
9
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
Read editorial reviews
10
3.7 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
3
3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
Read editorial reviews
User rating
33
4.4 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
16
4.1 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.1 GHz1.5 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
RAM memory3 GB1 GB3 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 304Qualcomm Adreno 405ARM Mali-T880 MP4

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.2 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
IPS TFTIPS LCD
Pixel density424.0 ppi196.0 ppi424.0 ppi386.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
DragonTrail Glass
N/A
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
2.0 f2.2 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB8 GB16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage512GB32GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialGlassPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
Metal
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.79 in5.55 in5.79 in6.18 in
Width2.85 in2.81 in2.85 in3.06 in
Depth0.28 in0.39 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight4.76 oz5.89 oz4.76 oz6.0 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.24.1
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Dual sim support
N/A
nonoyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
A2DP
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.1
Video output
N/A
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Navigation system
N/A
GPSGLONASSGPS
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2610.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h400.0 h576.0 h437.0 h
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h17.0 h25.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesno
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yesno
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
nono

Often compared with Alcatel Idol 4

Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
BlackBerry DTEK50
AlcatelIdol 4
BlackBerryDTEK50
Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
Alcatel Ideal
AlcatelIdol 4
AlcatelIdeal

Often compared with BlackBerry DTEK50

BlackBerry DTEK50 Mobile Phone
Alcatel Idol 4
BlackBerryDTEK50
AlcatelIdol 4
BlackBerry DTEK50 Mobile Phone
BlackBerry Z30
BlackBerryDTEK50
BlackBerryZ30
BlackBerry DTEK50 Mobile Phone
BlackBerry Motion
BlackBerryDTEK50
BlackBerryMotion