<s>
Alcatel	B-Application
Idol	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Idol	O
4S	O
are	O
smartphones	B-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
TCL	O
Corporation	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Alcatel	O
Mobile	O
Phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Idol	O
4	O
and	O
4S	O
are	O
positioned	O
as	O
mid-range	O
devices	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
4S	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
higher-end	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
faster	O
processor	O
,	O
a	O
larger	O
1440p	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bundled	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
which	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
packaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Idol	O
4	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
octa-core	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
617	O
system-on-chip	O
with	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
5.2-inch	O
1080p	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Idol	O
4S	O
uses	O
a	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
652	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
larger	O
,	O
5.5-inch	O
1440p	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
have	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
the	O
4	O
and	O
4S	O
have	O
16	O
and	O
32GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
respectively	O
,	O
expandable	O
via	O
microSD	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Idol	O
4	O
series	O
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alcatel	O
plans	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
packaging	O
of	O
the	O
Idol	O
4S	O
doubles	O
as	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
which	O
the	O
phone	O
can	O
be	O
inserted	O
into	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quad	O
HD	O
display	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
better	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
,	O
although	O
not	O
as	O
"	O
blindingly	O
bright	O
"	O
in	O
direct	O
sunlight	O
as	O
Samsung	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speaker	O
system	O
was	O
also	O
considered	O
"	O
powerful	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
[	O
put	O
the ]	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
to	O
shame	O
and	O
actually	O
did	O
justice	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
Justice	O
single.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
Idol	O
4S	O
was	O
considered	O
good	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
impressive	O
on	O
the	O
spec	O
sheet	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
I	O
've	O
been	O
struggling	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
difference	O
in	O
performance	O
between	O
the	O
4S	O
and	O
phones	O
with	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
[	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
820 ]	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
VentureBeat	O
considered	O
the	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
box	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
clever	O
value-add	O
"	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
way	O
to	O
move	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
downmarket	O
from	O
its	O
lofty	O
Oculus	B-Application
heights	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
considered	O
the	O
headset	O
to	O
be	O
comfortable	O
,	O
but	O
limited	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
because	O
of	O
its	O
low	O
level	O
of	O
functionality	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
lens	O
adjustment	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
partnerships	O
(	O
as	O
with	O
Oculus	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
)	O
beyond	O
Google	O
Cardboard-compatible	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Alcatel	O
unveiled	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Idol	O
4S	O
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
T-Mobile	O
US	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
Idol	O
4S	O
contains	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
system-on-chip	O
to	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
820	O
and	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
21-megapixel	O
rear	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
1440p	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
1080p	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
BlackBerry	O
Limited	O
unveiled	O
a	O
re-branded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Idol	O
4	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
TCL	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
DTEK50	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
runs	O
a	O
BlackBerry-developed	O
distribution	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
similar	O
to	O
its	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
,	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
modified	O
with	O
security	O
and	O
enterprise-oriented	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
then	O
followed	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
with	O
a	O
re-branded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Idol	O
4S	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
DTEK60	I-Application
.	O
</s>
