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| Global Score | |
| 61.9 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Meizu | Alcatel |
| Android | -- |
| 2016-12-08 | 2016-07-15 |
| 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.29 inches | 6.06 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.26 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| $ 290.00 | $ 127.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.81 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Alcatel Idol 4s has an overall score of 67.9, which is a little bit better than the Meizu M3X's 61.9 general score. Alcatel Idol 4s is a a bit thinner and just a little lighter phone than Meizu M3X, even when both of them were released with only 5 months difference. The Alcatel Idol 4s counts with a bit better looking display than Meizu M3X, and although they both have a same size display, the Alcatel Idol 4s also has a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater pixels density.
Alcatel Idol 4s counts with a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Meizu M3X, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Meizu M3X features a little bit better hardware performance than Alcatel Idol 4s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Meizu M3X also has 1 GB more RAM.
Alcatel Idol 4s shoots better pictures and videos than Meizu M3X, because it has a back camera with a way better resolution. The Meizu M3X counts with just a little better battery life than Alcatel Idol 4s, because it has a 3200mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Alcatel Idol 4s is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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