alcatel idol 4s

[boonesmi]

it shows coming soon at tmobile

Alcatel IDOL 4S | Read Reviews, Tech Specs & More | T-Mobile

 

[Indistinguishable]

it shows coming soon at tmobile

Alcatel IDOL 4S | Read Reviews, Tech Specs & More | T-Mobile

Good catch. I'm guessing we'll hear something today out of Microsoft and Alcatel.

 

[Sedp23]

Waiting for a price. Does it have NFC? No mention of it on tmobiles site and it says it only supports 32gb micros cards? I'm assuming those are errors

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[fatclue_98]

The page has been taken down by the Magenta Morons as of this writing.

 

[anon(6078578)]

I noticed the listing for the cheaper Alcatel Fierce XL Windows 10 Phone is missing as well. I wonder if this means the Idol is going replace it rather than be in addition to it?

 

[Sedp23]

I noticed the listing for the cheaper Alcatel Fierce XL Windows 10 Phone is missing as well. I wonder if this means the Idol is going replace it rather than be in addition to it?

the fierce is done from what ive read but who knows for sure it jus came out around february

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[anon(6078578)]

the fierce is done from what ive read but who knows for sure it jus came out around february

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Well if that's the case at least it got a whole 8 months which is pretty good for T-Mobile :grin:

 

[patcherd]

I remember my first windows phone on T-MOBILE, the NL810. That phone only lasted several months , but we got the 925 as it's replacement.

 

[editguy]

Waiting for a price. Does it have NFC? No mention of it on tmobiles site and it says it only supports 32gb micros cards? I'm assuming those are errors

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I don't think it does, but I hope I'm wrong. I wish I'd done a screenshot of the spec page while T-mo had it up.

 

[mark233]

 

[patcherd]

Does this mean we have to wait even longer now ?

 

[Sedp23]

I don't think it does, but I hope I'm wrong. I wish I'd done a screenshot of the spec page while T-mo had it up.

The android version has NFC and band 12 so I'm assuming the windows version will be the same just different cameras and processor
http://www.alcatelonetouch.us/idol-4s-5-inch-vr-smartphone

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[IM4CHRST]

I'm going to throw this out there; either:

A) This will be a "superphone" priced at a "superphone" price and released within the year.

B) This will be a "high-end midrange" phone priced a little higher with previous year's flagship specs released only after the SD830 is officially announced as the SoC on any 2017 device. Meaning it will be 2017 before we see it. That way Alcatel can still position it as a viable competitor.

C) T-Mo has scrapped the phone and nobody else wants it and the product page on their site was a place marker that got leaked.

D) Alcatel has decided to stay purely with Android and cancelled the phone, therefore resulting in the same assessment of T-Mo webpage.

I'm leaning toward "B" personally but a fun multiple choice game to play.

 

[IM4CHRST]

If released this year it will not be a $400 phone like people are thinking, I am going to say it will be closer to $600 with what appears to be good build materials and solids specs. They could get away with it too, especially since its only competitor would be the X3 at $700 sans dock.

 

[fatclue_98]

If released this year it will not be a $400 phone like people are thinking, I am going to say it will be closer to $600 with what appears to be good build materials and solids specs. They could get away with it too, especially since its only competitor would be the X3 at $700 sans dock.

You can pick up the Acer Liquid Jade Primo at the MS Store for $450 and it comes with a dock, keyboard and mouse. I'd have to say no, they can't get away with pricing it at 6 bones.

 

[Scienceguy Labs]

That's a really good price for that package.

 

[RumoredNow]

Pricing will probably depend on T-Mo.

Since this is a carrier exclusive they can decide to take a loss on the phone... Or not.


Cricket has the Idol 4 (just 4 not 4 S or Pro) for $150 with VR Headset in the box. That's below what I see on-line for that bundle elsewhere. I watched a review on teh Utubez with a similar package in UK costing ?230. It did include the headstrap for the VR, a screen protector and a TPU case beyond what the Cricket package has, but realistically that is $30-40 dollars retail for those extras and probably cost Alcatel way less to bundle...

Point is that at $150 (or $100 with new port in) Cricket is loosing money on the phone to get you on their service. A little cricket whispered in my ear that the price is actually going to be $200 (or $150 w/ port) very soon. Carriers can play with subsidizing phones and often do.

 

[anon(6078578)]

I'm going to throw this out there; either:

A) This will be a "superphone" priced at a "superphone" price and released within the year.

B) This will be a "high-end midrange" phone priced a little higher with previous year's flagship specs released only after the SD830 is officially announced as the SoC on any 2017 device. Meaning it will be 2017 before we see it. That way Alcatel can still position it as a viable competitor.

C) T-Mo has scrapped the phone and nobody else wants it and the product page on their site was a place marker that got leaked.

D) Alcatel has decided to stay purely with Android and cancelled the phone, therefore resulting in the same assessment of T-Mo webpage.

I'm leaning toward "B" personally but a fun multiple choice game to play.

If B then why remove the Alcatel Fierce XL leaving those users with no upgrade path? I also just can't see them holding back the phone to put a new processor in it that probably won't make that much of a difference in sales.

 

[Guytronic]

Be careful buying the Alcatel Pro 4 from T-Mobile with the intention of unlocking it.
Getting them to unlock their branded phones is like pulling teeth.
I never was able to get my Fierce unlocked.

 

[anon(6078578)]

Be careful buying the Alcatel Pro 4 from T-Mobile with the intention of unlocking it.
Getting them to unlock their branded phones is like pulling teeth.
I never was able to get my Fierce unlocked.

Is T-Mobile your carrier or do you mean unlocking it to use on another carrier?