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Alcatel Idol 4
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Design |
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Dimensions |
5.79 x 2.85 x 0.28 inches 147 x 72.5 x 7.1 mm |
Weight | 4.76 oz (135.0 g) |
Materials |
Back: Glass Frame: Metal |
Keys | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key |
Display |
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Size | 5.2-inch |
Resolution | 1920x1080px, 424 PPI |
Technology | IPS LCD |
Screen-to-body | 70.02 % |
Features | Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
Hardware |
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System chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 |
Processor |
Octa-core 1700 MHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
GPU | Adreno 405 |
RAM | 3GB |
Internal storage | 16GB, available to use: 10 GB |
Storage expansion | microSDXC up to 512 GB |
OS | Android (6.0 Marshmallow) |
This device has different variants: View all |
Battery |
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Capacity | 2610 mAh |
Charging | Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 |
Camera |
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Rear | Single camera |
Main camera |
13 MP (PDAF) Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm |
Flash | Dual LED |
Video recording |
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing |
Front | 8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity & Features |
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Bluetooth | 4.2 |
Wi-Fi |
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot |
USB | microUSB, USB 2.0 |
Hearing aid compatible | M4/T4 |
Location | GPS, A-GPS |
Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass |
Other | NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia |
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Headphones | 3.5mm jack |
Speakers | Earpiece, Multiple speakers |
Features | Album art cover, Background playback |
Screen mirroring | Wireless screen share |
Radio | FM, RDS |
Additional microphone(s) | Noise cancellation |
Cellular |
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4G (FDD) | Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) |
4G (TDD) | Bands 38(2600), 40(2300) |
3G | Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) |
Data Speed | LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s |
SIM type | Nano SIM |
HD Voice | Yes |
This device has different variants: View all |
Availability |
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Officially announced | Feb 20, 2016 |
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Alternative variants
Differences from the main variant: | |
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RAM | 2GB |
4G (FDD) | Bands 12(700 a), 5(850), 4(AWS-1), 2(1900), 1(2100), 7(2600) |
Data Speed | LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s |
Carrier Availability
Discontinued
Cricket |
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News
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Alcatel Idol 4 launches on Cricket next month, VR goggles included
Alongside the Idol 4s (which is already available to pre-order in the US, and will be released on August 3), Alcatel is also getting ready to launch the Idol 4 - a smaller and cheaper handset. While the Idol 4s is offered unlocked, the Idol 4 will be...

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Build quality
8
Camera quality
9
Performance
9
Display
10
Battery life and charging
3
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
7
BAttery is to small
Phone owned for less than a year
It really seems to drain it's battery quiclky. They put that amazing screen on it but put a 2600mhA battery in it? Havent really used the vr aftert the first day i was bored. All in all an good phone. all of the phone makers need to go back to not having hardwired batteries.
8
Build quality
9
Camera quality
9
Performance
10
Display
3
Battery life and charging
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