Alcatel has introduced Idol 4 and Idol 4S smartphones in the Idol series, ahead of MWC next week. The company also announced that it is dropping the ONETOUCH branding and will be operating under the name ALCATEL. As expected, the IDOL 4s comes with an innovative packaging design that transforms into a pair of virtual reality goggles offering an immersive 360-degree viewing and gaming. It has Onetouch VR Store app to to download virtual reality content or stream realtime content via LittlStar.
Alcatel has partnered with audio brands, JBL and Waves for a superior audio experience, combined with powerful dual 3.6 watt speakers, NXP’s TFA9890 Smart Power Amplifier, Hi-Fi surround-sound for the J22 JBL headphones, and optimization of audio presets both automatically and manually. These phones have a glass back, metal frame and in-mold spin-effect texture.
These phones are reversible in three ways. “The interface rights itself no matter if the users picks it up right side up or upside down. In addition, it is reversible left to right: stereo sound is always on the correct side, even when the phone is flipped. And the strategically placed speaker grille ensures that sound is unobstructed, whether the phone is facing up or turned over,” said Alcatel.
Alcatel Idol 4 specifications
- 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS LTPS display, Precog UI (Touchless control), Live UI, Parallax UI
- Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 (4 x 1.7GHz + 4 x 1.2GHz) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
- 3GB RAM with 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
- 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
- Dimensions: 147×72.5×7.1mm; Weight: 135g
- Dual stereo speakers (2 x 3.6W), Smart PA (Power Amplifier) TFA9890, BOOM Key Experience Booster, FM Radio
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS with A-GPS, NFC, USB OTG
- 2610mAh battery with fast charging
Alcatel Idol 4S specifications
- 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED display, Precog UI (Touchless control), Live UI, Parallax UI
- Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 (620) processor (Quad 1.8GHz ARM Cortex A72 + Quad 1.4GHz A53 CPUs) with 550MHz Adreno 510 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 32GB Internal Storage, expandable memory upto 512GB via micro SD card
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Dual SIM
- 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
- 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
- Dimensions: 153.9×75.4×6.99mm; Weight: 149g
- Dual stereo speakers (2 x 3.6W), Smart PA (Power Amplifier) TFA9890, BOOM Key Experience Booster, FM Radio
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS with A-GPS, NFC, USB OTG
- 3000mAh battery with fast charging
The Alcatel Idol 4 and Idol 4S smartphones come in Gold, Dark Gray, Rose Gold and Metal Silver. Both these smartphones will be showcased during the MWC from February 22nd to 25th.