Alcatel announces VR enabled Idol 4S running Windows 10 Mobile

Alcatel introduced the budget Android-powered Idol 4S at MWC earlier this year. Now the company has announced a new Idol 4S model running Windows 10 Mobile and boasting top-end specifications.

The new Alcatel Idol 4S comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display with Dragontrail glass protection. Under the hood, there's Quad-core Snapdragon 820 processor paired with Adreno 530 GPU, making it the second Windows 10 Mobile device to use the chip, the first being HP Elite X3.

It has 4GB RAM and 64GB storagh, which can be expanded via microSD card. For photography, it gets 21MP Sony IMX230 rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and 8MP front camera.

Connectivity options include 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and USB Type-C. It is fueled by 3000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 support. A rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, dual 1.2W multi-directional speaker with Hi-Fi audio rounds of the spec sheet.

As mentioned earlier, the Idol 4S runs Windows 10 Mobile, and will support Continuum feature that lets you connect the phone to a TV screen or monitor, keyboard and mouse for a desktop experience. It will also feature Microsoft's Office Suite, Microsoft Edge Browser, Cortana voice assistant, Windows Hello among others.

The phone also comes bundled with virtual reality goggles for experiencing VR via three dimensional games or 360 degrees video.

The Alcatel Idol 4S Windows 10 is priced at $469.99 and will be exclusive to U.S carrier T-Mobile. It will be available starting November 10 in Black and Gold colors. 

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