alcatel Idol 4
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- Anonymous
- m2G
- 05 Jul 2016
I've had the idol 4 for about a week now. Everything about the phone is great apart from the battery life. My previous phone was a lumia 1520 which has a larger capacity battery but also a six inch screen. The battery life on the lumia is much better. The idol 4 seems to drain the battery very quickly. I'm wondering if it's a faulty battery unit as I've heard no mention of the battery life being poor. Other than the poor battery performance the phone performs great and the dual stereo speakers are fantastic. The screen is bright and produces vivid colours. The camera is nothing special but seeing as my lumia has a 20MP with OIS I guess it's to be expected. Its a very lightweight phone but still feels like a quality product. I would recommend buying it if the price is right. I paid £200GBP.
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- Vau
- MFX
- 05 Jul 2016
Ren, 04 Jul 2016I've had the idol 4 for 2 weeks now it feels and looks very... moreI skipped Nexus 5X for Idol 4 (not arrived yet), don't care about fingrprint sensor, as I'm too paranoid. The only thing what's bothering me, are future upgrades. TCL aka Alcatel is acting like typical Chinese company, pushing out new products and don't care about supporting them or or oldones later. But hopefully Idol 4 will be popular phone and some will release Cyanogenmod version soon.
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- Ren
- m5L
- 04 Jul 2016
I've had the idol 4 for 2 weeks now it feels and looks very stylish. It's got the marsmallow upgrade and is fast at doing tasks it also came with a VR kit. Which was it's actually packaging reasonable plastic materials not like cardboard google. It's got a VR launcher app on the phone and a VR game installed and some other stuff you can try out. The idol 4 is the 5.2 inch which is about the right size 5.5 is too big for some people I think. The JBL speakers and earphones make a big difference regarding listening to media. Also the boom key is really some thing else you use it to open different applications get this phone you won't regret it. Hope this review helps from some one who has used the phone.
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- Ats
- pIZ
- 03 Jul 2016
AnonD-531894, 21 Jun 2016I am confused as to why this phone is not at most 5.0" Why ... moreWhen I had 4,7", after a while it felt small, so I bought 5", then thought, that maybe 5,5" is better, but was not, way too big. So now I'm gonna try Idol 4 & 5,2". But true, no idea, why 5,2" size was developed. 5" is enough, seems 5,2" is just a marketing ( size does matter) trick:).
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- AnonD-531894
- s7u
- 21 Jun 2016
I am confused as to why this phone is not at most 5.0" Why sacrifice single-handed usability just to add a couple more inches? That makes ZERO sense. Who is going to find use for the extra width? I know people say that 2 inches is not a big difference, but people have to understand that I stand by my limits, because phones have been pushing the boundaries for screen size every year and my hands are not going to grow bigger to accommodate for that.
The Alcatel Idol Touch 3 was a great phone, but unfortunately, I did not purchase the 4.7 phone because it had too low of RAM and too small a battery. Unfortunate.
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- Anonymous
- 3%a
- 16 Jun 2016
Idol 4 and Idol 4S are on sale right now! Every single dealer here in Germany could offer these two models. Amazon, Saturn, Media Markt - just a few examples. ;)
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- Dusan
- iJx
- 08 Jun 2016
They moved the release to Q3, waiting for this phone as for that price it look like good combo. I have the Idol 3 4.7 and its great phone. That reversible feature is really catchy.
Does anyone know when the 4 can be on sale?
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- Jeanie
- kA$
- 03 Jun 2016
I have the moto g 3rd generation and I was planning on getting the moto g4 Plus right after.
I see this phone and I'm interested in it, but..
I bought my friend the idol 3 and the call quality is terrible.
If a cell phone doesn't have good call quality then I have no use for it.
I think that's ONE THING all cell phones should get right.
I read reviews that others had problems with the call quality also.
Also if I get the moto G4 plus I'd get updates.
Android N looks awesome and I really want that update.
If the idol 4 doesn't fix it's call quality then I'm definitely sticking with moto.
Alcatel finally updated their site to actually show the idol 4 better, but it's taking forever for it to release.
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- Anonymous
- BHh
- 31 May 2016
Vortex7, 22 May 2016They have waited too long to make it available. 299 euros w... moreagree....
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- AnonD-540512
- Tjs
- 23 May 2016
Is it already out somewhere? I´ve seen many previews recently..
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- Sam
- nCG
- 22 May 2016
Gideon, 19 May 2016299,- and 449 Euro449 Euro , I thing it would be the 4s version
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- Vortex7
- s09
- 22 May 2016
They have waited too long to make it available. 299 euros will be expensive, considering that future midrange phones will feature a more power efficient Snapdragon 625, causing less overheating, longer power on battery times, and better gpu (Adreno 506). Moto G4 is 269 euros with a larger screen and battery, featuring the same snapdragon 617. This phone should have been available in April...now it's just too late.
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- Gideon
- 3Kf
- 19 May 2016
Dehar, 17 May 2016hi can you tell me how much will cost 4? and 4s299,- and 449 Euro
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- Dehar
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- 17 May 2016
AnonD-529366, 23 Apr 2016Nice phone... with a good price too. Not like with those so... morehi can you tell me how much will cost 4? and 4s
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- AnonD-462468
- jJC
- 02 May 2016
Alcatel Idol 4 / 4s. Great phones at good prices.
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- AnonD-529366
- thH
- 23 Apr 2016
Nice phone... with a good price too. Not like with those sony phone with midranger type but with a flagship price
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- AnonD-526746
- kwu
- 15 Apr 2016
Momo Chan, 06 Apr 2016Get Xiaomi Mi 4s instead, You will not regret it cause it w... moreThe Mi 4s looks fantastic but is Asia-specific. It doesn't have the bands for US customers. I wish it did though because I love the size and the look. The Idol 4 has all the bands for GSM carriers in the US.
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- Momo Chan
- rIA
- 06 Apr 2016
Hi :), 28 Mar 2016This or the Xiaomi Mi 4s? Having a hard time choosing. I li... moreGet Xiaomi Mi 4s instead, You will not regret it cause it will get software update often and my brother is currently using it :)
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- cristymc
- SvB
- 05 Apr 2016
AnonD-520068, 29 Mar 2016Does anyone know the release date? In desperate need of a n... moreAbout july
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- cristymc
- SvB
- 05 Apr 2016
Seriously?!, 29 Mar 2016There are hundreds of similar phones out thereName one at 250$