Yeh, unlike the Moto G4 Plus which has a fingerprint sensor but no NFC.
CoolElectronics
18 Jul 161#18
When did Alcatel equal build quality?
ficosaneil
18 Jul 16#19
not my money :smile:
Marekj
18 Jul 161#21
And the whole hot/cold thing the site built its success on? No opinions involved there?
ficosaneil
18 Jul 163#22
No, because it's obvious.
iDealYou
18 Jul 161#23
Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 <--- worth about £99 at most.
I personal go nowhere near the SD6xxx unless it's the >= SD652. This is the minimum for a 1-year of hardware future proofing.
johnnyd57uk
18 Jul 16#25
Yep an Alcatel with very decent reviews and spec. Amazing. But will they cut the mustard over time. Remains to be seen so jurys gotta be out on this one. Those brave enough to chance their £200 (approx) can feed back in due course.
sxxychocolate
18 Jul 161#26
got excited but then realised it's not the 4s.....still a great deal!!.....One of the reasons I'm going sim only and buying a thoroughly decent for around 200quid when my contracts are up :O) Heated up and thanks for posting :O)
BHOY56 to sxxychocolate
19 Jul 16#28
The Idol 4s is due to be launched in the UK in September. It has a 5.5" Amoled screen (1440 x 2560 pixels and 534 ppi) and a larger 3000 mAh battery. No price here as yet but on sale for $400 in the US.
Here's a review link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK5INXY0wm8
ocelot20
19 Jul 162#27
Had this phone for almost 2 weeks now. Went form a Moto G 3rd Gen to this. Great phone and love the screen. Sound quality is really good for a phone. Used it with the VR headset a few days ago (first time trying VR). Very good experience but a little annoying to set up at first.
Having to turn on VR mode on the phone then carefully snapping it into the head without pressing anything and/or the flipping the phone the right way as it will take it out of VR mode.
Tried the pre installed bug lamp game which was ok for a few minutes. Then tried some VR video's which was amazing. I wanted to try a VR roller coaster game but for some reason I could not get it to work. It would load up but one inside the VR headset I could not do anything to start the game.
insideman
19 Jul 16#29
Vodafone have already released the idol 4s under their own brand name (Vodafone smart platinum 7) £295.
jaydeeuk1
19 Jul 16#30
So that will sell FA units then. £100 less and it would be a game changer, like the original smart ultra 6 which was soon available for £99.
After playing elite dangerous on my 1080p nexus 5x with my bobovr headset, my next phone will need to have 4k, and a better battery.
BHOY56
19 Jul 16#31
Yep spot on like for like specs, with the added bonus of a fingerprint sensor too!
sancheez
19 Jul 16#32
If the headset doesn't gave any sort of button, you'll need a little Bluetooth controller of some sort to activate things once the phone is inside the housing.
ocelot20
19 Jul 16#33
Thanks ill give it a try one my controller arrives.
Farhan007
19 Jul 16#34
I thought any Alcatel was a piece of ****?
tricky1981uk
19 Jul 16#35
Does anyone know if this deal from Tesco comes with the same freebies as the deal from Clove i.e. the free cases? https://youtu.be/ojtnoeAXNqU
Box contents
•Alcatel Idol 4
•VR-in-the-box and T-strap
•JBL® 3.5 mm jack stereo headset
•Matrix Flip Case
•Translucent Shell
•Screen Protector
•Slim charger head (UK 3 pin)
•Slim 2A USB cable
•SIM tool
•Quick Guide
•Documentation
BHOY56
19 Jul 16#36
The only accessories listed on their website are a mains charger, USB cable and headphones.
ellarain
20 Jul 16#37
Not all that great for headset, but if you aren't too picky, the price is good.
pengwyn
21 Jul 16#38
alcatel ... mmm ... the skoda of the phone world ... i think ill pass ... cold from me
wassupjg to pengwyn
15 Aug 16#44
skoda of the phone world... so great value for money if you look past the name?
exsportssci to pengwyn
16 Aug 16#45
I have a skoda octavia vrs and love it so might have to get this phone too
waynehardy
23 Jul 16#39
how are you playing elite dangerous on a phone?
zabique
24 Jul 16#40
1080p on VR headset, dont even bother.
therealjohnpeat
25 Jul 16#41
The 4s is sorta already here as the Vodafone Smart Platinum 7 (complete with VR headset)??
faddy54
15 Aug 16#43
John Lewis have just told me that they don't :-(
BHOY56
16 Aug 161#46
The JL price match was 4 weeks ago when they were selling this phone for £249. JL then subsequently reduced the advertised price to £189. I have now edited the above post to reflect this.
BHOY56
16 Aug 16#47
Finally pulled the trigger on this one and picked it up from Tesco today. Build quality is excellent but very slippery in the hand with the glass front and black. A transparent case is included together with headphones and screen cover.
little_green to BHOY56
4 Dec 16#50
is this still going strong or did it all go pete tong!?
bazpantsphil
17 Aug 16#48
Anyone know if this will get updated to android nougat?
BHOY56 to bazpantsphil
17 Aug 16#49
Marshmallow is being rolled out on the Idol 3 at the moment so I would expect that the Idol 4 would get Android N next year.
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Opening post
Was just about to purchase a Moto G4 Plus when I spotted this little beauty. Great specs and build quality for the money.
Dubious with some of the specs on Tesco's website which don't match those on the John Lewis site or GSMarena:
5.2" 1080x1920 IPS LCD Screen 424ppi
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 with 3GB RAM
Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Adreno 405
Micro SD upto 256gb
Non-removable Li-Ion 2610 mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0
NFC enabled
JBL dual front and rear facing speakers with JBL headphones included
£189.00 at John Lewis with 2 year guarantee
£225.20 at Amazon
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As someone who's been in mobile business for 20 years I wouldn't go near this.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKyw1p9sptg
Name is licensed to TCL Mobile.
As someone who's been in mobile business for 20 years I wouldn't go near this.
"JBL dual front and rear facing speakers with JBL headphones included"
http://www.johnlewis.com/alcatel-idol-4-smartphone-android-5-2-4g-sim-free-16gb/p2795344
I personal go nowhere near the SD6xxx unless it's the >= SD652. This is the minimum for a 1-year of hardware future proofing.
Here's a review link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK5INXY0wm8
Having to turn on VR mode on the phone then carefully snapping it into the head without pressing anything and/or the flipping the phone the right way as it will take it out of VR mode.
Tried the pre installed bug lamp game which was ok for a few minutes. Then tried some VR video's which was amazing. I wanted to try a VR roller coaster game but for some reason I could not get it to work. It would load up but one inside the VR headset I could not do anything to start the game.
After playing elite dangerous on my 1080p nexus 5x with my bobovr headset, my next phone will need to have 4k, and a better battery.
Box contents
•Alcatel Idol 4
•VR-in-the-box and T-strap
•JBL® 3.5 mm jack stereo headset
•Matrix Flip Case
•Translucent Shell
•Screen Protector
•Slim charger head (UK 3 pin)
•Slim 2A USB cable
•SIM tool
•Quick Guide
•Documentation