0Alcatel
Idol 4S
Announced
20 February 2016
Weight
152 grams
Features
During 2015, TCL (which licenced the Alcatel brand) strengthened its portfolio with the Idol 3 smartphone. The Idol 4S (and Idol 4 and Idol 4+) built on this design and delivered competitive specifications at prices that ranged from €279 to €449 depending on memory configuration and screen size.
Alcatel cleverly made its new device stand out from the sea of similar mid-tier Android devices through an attractive accessory bundle and innovative packaging which doubled as a virtual reality headset for the phone (see below). Given the hype around virtual reality at the time this was considered a smart move.
The Idol 4S originally launched using the Android operating system, but in November 2016 Alcatel launched a Windows 10 Mobile variant of the device. It was sold exclusively by US carrier T-Mobile. The variant in the Idol 4S in the Mobile Phone Museum collection is powered by the Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
The Idol 4S originally launched using the Android operating system, but in November 2016 Alcatel launched a Windows 10 Mobile variant of the device. It was sold exclusively by US carrier T-Mobile. The variant in the Idol 4S in the Mobile Phone Museum collection is powered by the Windows 10 Mobile operating system.