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Alcatel Idol 4 vs Apple iPhone SE

2.85 in
5.79 in
Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
Alcatel Idol 4
2.31 in
4.87 in
Apple iPhone SE Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone SE
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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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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
15 %
4 stars
84 %
3 stars
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User rating
33
4.4 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
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4.0 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Apple iOS 11
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.84 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-core
RAM memory3 GB2 GB

Display

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Screen size5.2 in4.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1136 x 640 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
Pixel density424.0 ppi326.0 ppi

Rear camera

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Face detectionyesFace recognition

Front camera

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition

Storage

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot

Design

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
MaterialGlass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel

Dimensions

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Height5.79 in4.87 in
Width2.85 in2.31 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in
Weight4.76 oz3.99 oz

Sensors

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
NFCyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
GSM frequencies
  • 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
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

Battery

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone SE
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh1642.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h240.0 h
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h

Pros & Cons

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