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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
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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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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Apple iOS 11Apple iOS 11
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.84 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-core6-core
RAM memory3 GB2 GB3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Apple A9 APL0898Apple A11 Bionic
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600
N/A

Display

Screen size5.2 in4.0 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1136 x 640 px1125 x 2436 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
Pixel density424.0 ppi326.0 ppi458.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Fingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx7.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
HDR mode
N/A
Auto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4F/2.2
Light source
N/A
Retina FlashRetina Flash

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
no
Maximum card storage512GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
MaterialGlass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.79 in4.87 in5.65 in
Width2.85 in2.31 in2.79 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in0.3 in
Weight4.76 oz3.99 oz6.14 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.0
NFCyesyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connection
N/A
LightningLightning
Video output
N/A
Manufacturer specificNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation system
N/A
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh1642.0 mAh2716.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h240.0 h39.0 h
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h21.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • QI
  • Qi

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