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Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
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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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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
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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
4.2 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 6.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.1 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
RAM memory3 GB1 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 304ARM Mali-T880 MP4

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
IPS LCD
Pixel density424.0 ppi196.0 ppi386.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
DragonTrail Glass
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

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 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB8 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage512GB32GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialGlassPlasticMetal
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
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 version4.24.14.1
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
Dual sim support
N/A
noyes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.1
Video output
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 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
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Navigation system
N/A
GPSGPS
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh2000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h400.0 h437.0 h
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h25.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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