The good news is that after five months of wait, Alcatel is finally launching the Idol 4s in the United States on its official website on August 3rd.
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Alcatel has sweetened its latest smartphone offering with the addition of a bundled virtual reality headset.
Alcatel today announced that it is bringing the unlocked IDOL 4S to the North America. The most notable of which is the inclusion of VR goggles, a 2.5D tempered glass screen protector, JBL headphones, and an Incipio protective case. I mean, it doesn’t get any better than that, right?
Looking at the hardware specifications really quick, no one should expect to get a flagship competitor that can go toe-to-toe with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and anything else among the current brood.
As for the rest of the nitty-gritty details, it sports a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with a 1,440 x 2,560 resolution. Storage is set at 32GB and expansion is possible due to the inclusion of a microSD card slot which supports cards up to 200GB. The smartphone support LTE bands 2/4/5/7/12/17 and it is able to work on GSM carriers like T-Mobile, Cricket Wireless, MetroPCS, Metrics and AT&T.
According to Alcatel, the Idol 4S will commence its pre-order status starting from July 15 and pre-orders will begin to be fulfilled with shipping taking place in “early August”.
While the phone is priced at $350 during the pre-order period, once it officially goes on sale August 3rd, the price goes up to $400.
Alcatel is releasing this version of the Idol 4S high-end phone for US buyers, adding Android Pay mobile payments, a fingerprint reader and a convenience key that can be programmed to quickly launch apps.
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With so many goodies included regardless of whether you pre-order, the Idol 4S is quite the bargain, and a relatively easy way to check out the world of VR. If so, feel free to let us know in the comments section below.
