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not only that the company changed its logo but Alcatel has also shifted its strategy a bit taking one more step towards a position in the top 5 smartphone players according to statements from executives we are here at the 2016 MWC taking a look at the all-new idol 4 and 4s smartphones the idol free from 2015 was a phone we gladly recommended to anyone who was looking for a solid mid-range 'r without spending a lot of money on it this year the idol 4 and Korres bring an even more premium looking pair of devices where glass and aluminum are the keywords sandwiched between two layers of glass dragon trail on the back and Gorilla Glass 3 on the front is an aluminum frame that will be available in four colours to suit everyone's needs gold rose gold dark grey and metal silver both devices really look and feel premium and it's nice to see manufacturers like Alcatel stepping up their materials and production games however both have grown in size this year with the idol for packing a 5.2 inch 1080p display and the 4s with its 5.5 inch quad HD panel Alcatel positions both of them as flagship devices for this year well the company likes to offer options for those who don't want the more expensive future-proof model and would maybe go for or settle for the cheaper less beefy 504 other specs include snapdragon 617 and 652 processors for the 4 and 4s respectively 16 and 32 gigabytes of storage options which are expandable three gigs of ram on both 13 and 16 megapixel shooters for the idol 4 and 4s alongside android marshmallow on both out of the box you can of course find the rest of the specs on pocketnow.com we're having a hard time figuring out the main selling point for the two phones and it's not because they're lacking one on the contrary there are too many it could be the dual 3.6 watt front firing speakers that also fire to the back one face down it could be the JBL integration on software and ear or the boom me up button that takes everything you do to the next level let's not forget about the box that doubles as a VR goggle and we didn't even mention crazy fast focus times for a camera and bucket the picture times of less than a second there's a lot to talk about when it comes to these phones and we can't wait to have them in our labs for the usual review treatment until then we're both pleasantly surprised and happy to see Alcatel stepping it up in every aspect everyone that's it for now from MWC 2016 I've been an gen denied and the videos have just started uploading so we'll see you soon with a lot more from Barcelona thank you very much for watching you