This translates through the rest of the UI with some minor tweaks here or there, but nothing major.īloatware is a bit of a touchy subject on this phone. You’ll see several changes on the launcher such as a different folder design, UI tweaks to the app drawer, and a parallax animation on the wallpaper. Alcatel’s skin over top of Android is pretty light, and few if any of the changes feel intrusive or unnecessary. Despite the slightly slower performance, you’re still getting a phone that will handle what you need it to, it’s just a half-step behind some of the competition in this area (benchmarks shown below).įor software, you’ll find Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on the IDOL 4S. Does that mean you should dismiss the IDOL 4S as an overpriced device? No, because it isn’t. Pick up another $399 phone like the OnePlus 3 or Axon 7 and you’ll be getting a faster phone. That said, the IDOL 4S doesn’t provide the same bang-for-your-buck performance that other devices in the same price range will. Through this, the IDOL 4S kept up without a problem, only encountering lag or dropped frames when I had too many apps open at a given time, or when loading up intensive applications or games. My day-to-day usage consists of running through various social media apps such as Twitter and Google+, playing casual games from time to time, and browsing the web multiple times throughout the day. This is pretty run-of-the-mill for mid-range Android smartphones, and combined with the near-stock build of Android Marshmallow, you’ll get solid performance on the IDOL 4S. Under the hood on the IDOL 4S, you’ll a find a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor along with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. There’s also a SIM/microSD card slot under the power button. This is a fairly odd move in my opinion, making it hard to tell if your finger is aligned correctly.Īround the metal frame, you’ll find the power button on the left side, a move that definitely takes some getting used to, with the volume button and “boom key” on the right. The back of the phone also houses the fingerprint sensor, which is also glass and doesn’t have much of an indention. That’s probably why the company included several cases with my review unit. I had the phone slide out of my pocket in the car multiple times, and it even slides around on a table if it isn’t level. Even compared to another metal and glass device, the Galaxy Note 7, the IDOL 4S is hard to hang on to. A lot of the same design cues from the IDOL 3 can be seen on the 4S, they just look better now. The new IDOL 4S packs a premium metal & glass design which feels like a phone twice the cost but also looks quite familiar. After the IDOL 3 had an entirely plastic build that was fine, we were left wanting more. The first big thing to talk about on the IDOL 4S is its build.
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