Alcatel’s Idol 4S smartphone has been around since the summer of 2016, and now the TCL-owned company is releasing a slightly beefed-up variant that doesn’t run Android. Yep, that’s right — for all you ...

The Alcatel Idol 5 for Cricket has an attractive design, solid specs, and pairs with an optional companion headset to deliver an affordable VR experience. Affordable. Attractive metal unibody design.

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Microsoft has listed the unlocked version of Alcatel Idol 4S on its official website. The Windows variant of the Alcatel Idol 4S, which is already available from T-Mobile in the United States, is now ...

It's no longer enough to just sell a premium smartphone -- even for a lot less than Apple and Samsung -- with excellent performance and decent enough cameras. People are demanding more. They want ...

While it’s not exactly one of the more exciting brands at Mobile World Congress 2016, Alcatel is shaking things up within with a brand name change, the launch of its Idol 4 series, and a 2-in-1 laptop ...

Alcatel’s Idol 4S is the first Windows phone expressly made for virtual reality. Excellent battery life and performance offset a mediocre camera and lack of apps. Alcatel’s Idol 4S Windows phone ...

Review When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The IDOL 4S with Windows 10 is not like Alcatel's last attempt at a Windows phone, which ...

I think we can all agree that being locked into a carrier contract simply to get a halfway affordable price on a smartphone is a lousy system. Moreover, owning the phone that goes along with such an, ...

Alcatel's mid-range Idol 5 is a bargain for prepaid Cricket's subscribers. It combines an attractive metal-and-glass design with a near-stock version of Android Nougat and special features such as a ...