There's no vibration feedback to let you know the fingerprint has registered on Windows 10 either - just a delayed unlocking of the phone a couple of seconds later. Using the fingerprint sensor on the back to unlock, for example, was noticeably slower than trying the same function on the Android-based (but physically identical) BlackBerry DTEK60. In short, as far as mobile processors go, what's inside the Idol 4S is one of the best available right now. Even Google's latest Pixel phones have a slightly tweaked version called the Snapdragon 821. This is the same processor found inside devices like the OnePlus 3, Sony Xperia XZ and the Stateside versions of the Samsung Galaxy S7. Rather than a middling Snapdragon 652 processor of Android, which has a tendency to stutter for some tasks, here there's a Snapdragon 820 processor. While the Idol 4S shares the same name as its Android-powered counterpart, the Windows 10 version this Alcatel phone has received a welcome specification bump. Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows 10 review: Performance Oddly, the more-convenient-to-reach button is the camera launcher on the phone's right edge, just below the volume rocker.ĭespite the fact that there are now more official popular apps than there used to be, there are some glaring omissions like Snapchat, and some of them just don't work well at all. Well, it's perfect if you're left-handed, but nigh-on impossible to reach with your right. It's a big phone, even by 5.5-inch phone standards.īecause of the size, the power button lives just out of one-handed reach at the top of the left edge. So while the finish and design is undoubtedly polished - those gold metal edges add a hint of luxury to the obsidian-like black glass - there's no getting away from the size of this device. Those glass surfaces have subtle curves towards their edges, so look elegant, but it's not quite enough to stop the phone feeling like a big shiny block in your palm - albeit a better one than if it was all completely flat lines and sharp right angles. The Idol 4S's front-and-rear glass panel build has an interesting reflective property where any light that hits it forms multiple shards of light that centre in on the fingerprint sensor. The only real difference is its Type-C port in the Windows version (not Micro USB), as used for charging and transfer. It's probably no surprise that this Windows version looks almost exactly the same as its Android-based counterpart. Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Nintendo Switch.Pocket-Lint Recommendations: Xbox Console.Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Google Nest.Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Amazon Echo Devices.Pocket-Lint Recommendations: Fire TV Stick.
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