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Alcatel Idol 4 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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3.9 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
75 %
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4.4 out of 5
33 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0Android 5.1Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.1 GHz1.8 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core6-coreQuad-core
RAM memory3 GB1 GB3 GB1 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992MediaTek MT6582M
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 304Qualcomm Adreno 418ARM Mali-400

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.5 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px2560 x 1440 px960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
IPS LCD
Pixel density424.0 ppi196.0 ppi538.0 ppi200.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
DragonTrail GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
1.8 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB8 GB32 GB4 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage512GB32GB256GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
N/A
Black
MaterialGlassPlastic
  • Leather
  • Plastic
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.79 in5.55 in5.86 in6.18 in
Width2.85 in2.81 in3.0 in3.06 in
Depth0.28 in0.39 in0.39 in0.33 in
Weight4.76 oz5.89 oz5.47 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.12.0 EDR
NFCyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Dual sim support
N/A
nonoyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
N/A
Video output
N/A
N/A
SlimPort
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Navigation system
N/A
GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
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
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh2000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2400.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h400.0 h375.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h20.0 h
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyes
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
QI
N/A

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