Alcatel mobiles unveiled its smartphones Idol 4 and Idol 4s at its pre-MWC 2016 event earlier this year. The company has already sent out invites for an event in India on December 8th, where the brand will be launching the Idol 4 Smartphone in India.
The Alcatel Idol 4 will be launched with a VR headset that marks its foray into the expansive VR space. Interestingly, the Smartphone is also re-branded as the BlackBerry DTEK50. This Blackberry mobile was launched in India for Rs. 21,990.
The Alcatel Idol 4 sports a glass back and a metal frame to add to the premium look of the phone. It is likely to be available in gold, rose gold, metal silver and dark gray color variants.
Gorgeous slick glass front, textured glass back, metal frame, symmetrical design and four premium color options make it a difficult task keeping your hands and eyes off the IDOL 4S.
The smartphone features an earpiece and microphone at both the top and bottom. This will allow the phone to be used in any orientation.
IDOL 4S is reversible in 3 ways. Pick it up in any direction and the user interface always rights itself. Turn it around and the right and left audio channels automatically adjust. Or face it face up or down and have the sound always comes out loud and clear.
The uniquely designed Idol 4 smartphone will display a customizable button called as the Boom key that can be used to control the camera, access the gallery, videos, music, games and more.
Highlight
The Idol 4 is a 4G VOLTE mobile that measures 147×72.5×7.1mm and weighs 135 grams. It is juiced up by a 2,610mAh battery with fast charging.
Among the highlights of the smartphone is its audio capabilities. Hi-Fi surround-sound enhanced by Waves Audio Technology, dual 3.6 watt speakers, OneTouch Music and NXP’s smart amplifier are some other perks that the phone has to offer.
Specifications
The smartphone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. The Alcatel Idol 4 flaunts a 5.2-inch full-HD IPS LTPS display with a resolution of 1080×1920 pixels. The cell phone is fueled by an octa-core Snapdragon 617 SoC partnered with a 3GB of RAM. It comes with a 16GB of built-in storage, which is expandable (up to 512GB) via microSD card.
As far as the cameras are concerned, the phone houses a 13MP rear camera and a 8MP front camera, tagged with flash for clicking quality pictures. The smartphone comes with a real-time face beautification feature too.