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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 4.3Android 10
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz2.0 GHz2.0 GHz3.09 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreDual-core8-core
RAM memory3 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
12 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Intel Atom Z2580
N/A
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 506PowerVR SGX544
N/A

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.0 in7.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px2208 x 1768 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • IPS TFT
  • Super IPS+
IPS TFTInfinity Flex Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Pixel density424.0 ppi401.0 ppi294.0 ppi373.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
  • Samsung Ultra Thin Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
nonoyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.0 f2.0 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.8"
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.8
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
83.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
45.0 °

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
HDR mode
N/A
Auto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
F/2.2
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
83.0 °
Lens aperture (Second Camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.2

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 512 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage512GB128GB64GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Blue
  • Moonlight white
  • Silver
  • White
  • Turquoise
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Purple
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Black
  • Mystic bronze
MaterialGlass
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
PlasticGorilla glass 6
Water resistant
N/A
nono
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.79 in6.01 in5.83 in6.27 in
Width2.85 in3.05 in2.87 in2.68 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in0.41 in0.66 in
Weight4.76 oz5.47 oz5.11 oz9.95 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Micro-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
DLNA certifiedyesnono
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.24.24.0
N/A
NFCyesnono
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesno
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DPA2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
N/A
Video output
N/A
NoNo
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • Gigabit LTE
  • LAA
  • 5G NR
2G GSMyesyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesno
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Navigation system
N/A
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
800 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2110.0 mAh4500.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h384.0 h353.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h25.4 h18.0 h35.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
nono
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging
  • Wireless PowerShare

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