Still, it's nice to have a dedicated camera button. It's a shame Alcatel ditched the idea of a user-programmable button. In fact, it's too easy to find I found myself pressing / activating it accidentally all the darned time. It's a circular button that has a big profile and is a cinch to find. The camera button (called the "boom key" on the Android Idol 4S) is smack in the middle of the right edge. The volume toggle is a thin strip, but it is easy to find and use. The right edge holds the volume toggle and the camera button. (That's a shame, but was likely mandated by T-Mobile, which sells the phone in the U.S.) The Idol 4S for Android supports two SIM cards, but the Windows version only supports one SIM card and one microSD card. The SIM card / memory card tray is tucked into the frame just below that.
(The majority of phone makers position the screen lock button in a more-reachable spot on the right side of the phone.) Despite its awkward location, the button has a great profile and excellent travel and feedback. (It's too bad the phone isn't reversible, like the Android version.) There are no buttons or controls on the front surface, as the phone uses software buttons that come and go as needed.Īlcatel put the screen lock button at the top of Idol's left edge. The user-facing camera is the only clue as to which end is up. You can see the small grille holes that have been drilled into the metal, but you have to look closely. Nothing about this phone is cheap.Īlcatel located the stereo speakers in the metal frame itself (rather than cut the glass). The phone feels like a quality piece of hardware. The materials are excellent and fitted together tightly. The phone's slippery surfaces allow it to slide into pockets easily.Īlcatel did a great job manufacturing the 4S. I didn't have any trouble using it over the course of a week, but it does require two hands at times. The 4S is a phablet, for sure, so it may not work for those with smaller hands. The phone isn't too heavy I expected the glass and metal materials to lend it more heft, but the weight is quite nice. Alcatel kept the thickness in check at 0.28 inches (7mm). Its dimensions are close to that of the OnePlus 3 and Pixel XL, though it is not as large as the iPhone 7 Plus and LG V20. The Idol 4S is a fairly large phone, due mostly to its 5.5-inch screen. Both the front and rear pieces of glass have curved edges, which help smooth over the seam between metal and glass. The frame is sandwiched between two glass panels. The metal is polished to a shiny finish along the edges, generating some eye-catching chamfers. The metal-and-glass build of the 4S for Windows trounces the current crop of other Windows 10 phones (which, to be fair, isn't that large.) The gold metal frame wraps around the outer edges of the handset.
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