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

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • IPS TFT
  • Super IPS+
IPS TFT
Pixel density424.0 ppi401.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

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

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
HDR mode
N/A
Auto HDR mode
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A

Storage

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

Design

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

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

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

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
HSPA+
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
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
4G LTEyesyesno
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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation system
N/A
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
800 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2110.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h384.0 h353.0 h
Talk time14.0 h25.4 h18.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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