Alcatel Idol 4s review: VR Gateway

22 July 2016
We first caught a glimpse of the Alcatel Idol 4s at the MWC 2016, back in February, where, in keeping with Alcatel tradition, it was piled together with another basic Idol 4 model, as well as three other POP4 devices. Still, even amid the announcement chaos that this event is, the Idol 4s still managed to stand out.

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  • Anonymous
  • XP8
  • 23 Jul 2016

divis200, 22 Jul 20161cm apart... You can't understand what I mean? 1cm apart 2 ... moreI think even the speakers only 1 cm aparts, but the location are opposite sides (front and back), means sound firing to different both sides so the result is still stereo.

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    • Anonymous
    • XP8
    • 23 Jul 2016

    AnonD-476428, 22 Jul 2016 You tell a lot of lies. 1 cm apart ?? Are mo... moreseems you don't understand how stereo sound works yet you demand for stereo speakers? lol!!

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      • Aadrian
      • 3YQ
      • 23 Jul 2016

      Really good looking phone from Alcatel and if priced right it can sell well. Alcatel is one of the brands I do like and what they do with designing their new line of phones is nice. Thumbs up. Now make a great Windows 10 device with this design and release it.

        Anonymous, 22 Jul 2016It's not a full review, brah. The disappointing thing is that often when there is a "preview", there never actually is a full review - for example, the Lenovo Vibe X3. It seems to be that whenever a phone that claims to have great sound comes out, we never get a complete review. Even the HTC 10 review was initially incomplete in regards to screen tests.

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          • Baltimore dead
          • Im7
          • 22 Jul 2016

          AnonD-514671, 22 Jul 2016i got alcatel idol 3 4.7''. this phone was good for price b... moreActually the idol 4s is considered more of a "multimedia" type phone. And, according to CNET, the Idol 4s blows away most of the other phones in it's class as far as sound and specifically sound via "headphone output". Go and see for yourself. :)

            AnonD-476428, 22 Jul 2016 You tell a lot of lies. 1 cm apart ?? Are mo... more1cm apart... You can't understand what I mean? 1cm apart 2 speakers, or so called stereo.
            Guess you don't know what stereo is. Also, what am I lying about?

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              • AnonD-476428
              • ajT
              • 22 Jul 2016

              divis200, 22 Jul 2016To have stereo phone speakers is a stupid thing because how... more

              You tell a lot of lies.

              1 cm apart ??


              Are more than 10 cm you sir. If you don't make a difference maybe is because you are deaf of one ear ???

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                • Anonymous
                • XP8
                • 22 Jul 2016

                I prefer vodafone version than this.. especially that side buttons and with its elegant-black design

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                  • AnonD-552195
                  • KLT
                  • 22 Jul 2016

                  AnonD-476428, 22 Jul 2016 "The Idol 4s might not be gunning for exactly the same pe... moreI couldn't imagine how stupid are you, you cannot measure the smartphone performance by the stereo speakers, performance is what phone can do, this is snapdragon 652 and sure it would be outclassed very easily by snapdragon 820 in the oneplus 3. You didn't even understand that thing so this is not the website where you belong, go away.

                    Put vanilla Android inside, then I'm sold. Chinese manufacturers tend to have shitty softwares.

                      AnonD-476428, 22 Jul 2016 Maybe you suck ! Do you used a HTC M8/M9 with youtube ... moreTo have stereo phone speakers is a stupid thing because how could you fu*king hear the difference from left to right? I mean headphones and stuff like that are understandable, but stereo speakers on a phone? Does brain differentiate sounds which are 1cm apart that should go to the left ear or right? Of course not. Also, if you care about sound quality, you wouldn't use phone loudspeakers. You would get a normal speaker or headphones for that. Lastly, is it just me or you are liking your own comments?

                        This review is very incomplete with no audio test and loudspeaker test (specially when it has 3.6 watt speakers

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 47f
                          • 22 Jul 2016

                          mir, 22 Jul 2016They list the stereo speakers in the beginning but have not... moreIt's not a full review, brah.

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                            • AnonD-531500
                            • 3a0
                            • 22 Jul 2016

                            Looks very nice

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                              • Anonymous
                              • bJq
                              • 22 Jul 2016

                              Another good phone better than htc 10. One more thing, I never use speakers to listen music. :)

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                                • AnonD-135140
                                • kt0
                                • 22 Jul 2016

                                AnonD-476428, 22 Jul 2016 "The Idol 4s might not be gunning for exactly the same pe... moreAxon 7 has stereo speakers, I repeat stereo speakers

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                                  • AnonD-135140
                                  • kt0
                                  • 22 Jul 2016

                                  Please do some research before making a statement


                                  America's Premier HiFi Mobile Audio.
                                  Dual Speakers + HiFi Audio Output.
                                  Dual Microphones + HiFi Recording.
                                  Dolby ATMOS + Dolby Digital Surround.

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                                    • AnonD-476428
                                    • SuE
                                    • 22 Jul 2016

                                    divis200, 22 Jul 2016Still... phone speakers suck. You couldn't compare your so ... more
                                    Maybe you suck !

                                    Do you used a HTC M8/M9 with youtube stereo music ?
                                    Or a (stereo) movie ?

                                    Yes, you don't but you speak so loud - it's not important.

                                    You have two eyes and two ears !

                                    My cassette player was stereo in 1970 !!!!
                                    To have mono (big) smartphones ... are a just a stupid thing !

                                    99% of in-ear head speakers have same size like smartphone loudspeaker !

                                    so??? what are you talking about ??

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                                      • AnonD-476428
                                      • SuE
                                      • 22 Jul 2016

                                      Anonymous, 22 Jul 2016Depends whether you care about the speakers or not. Persona... more
                                      you are just an ignorant

                                      you don't care if hear something good or bad, you don't care if you hear at all ??

                                      If you don't want to see something you move the eyes a side or close your eyes !
                                      BUT ! if you don't want to hear something you can not "close" your ears !!!

                                      So... your ears are far more important than you think !

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                                        • AnonD-476428
                                        • SuE
                                        • 22 Jul 2016

                                        Anonymous, 22 Jul 2016You are so wrong about this, Axon 7 indeed has stereo speak... more
                                        you post before check it

                                        Can you provide solid prove Axon 7 it has stereo speakers ?