Alcatel Idol 4S ships with 'double tap to wake' and 'glove mode' options

Early this morning, I managed to get my hands on the Alcatel Idol 4S for T-Mobile. I'll be sharing a lot more throughout the day including an unboxing and impressions post, but for now just wanted to get this out.

The Idol 4S has "true" double-tap to wake and a super sensitive display. Found under Settings > Extras the feature mirrors that found on Lumia devices. It works just as expected with no tweaking necessary.

Additionally, the Camera button on the site works quite well too.

Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows 10 Mobile

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CategoryFeatures
CPUSnapdragon 820 | Quad Core CPU @2.15 GHz
Display5.5-inch FHD AMOLED
Dragontrail 2.5D Glass
180-degree viewing
Memory64GB ROM
4GB RAM
microSD
Camera21 MP Rear
8 MP FF
Dedicated camera button
Video4K @ 30FPS
1080P @ 60 FPS
Battery3,000 mAh
Quick Charge 2.0
420Hrs Standby
15Hrs Talk
ContinuumYes
VRYes
Windows HelloYes (Fingerprint)
AudioDual speakers with Hi-Fi surround sound
Dimensions153.9 x 75.4 x 6.99 mm
Data4G LTE
T-Mobile Extended Range LTE
HD VoiceYes
VoLTEYes
Wi-Fi802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Wi-Fi Calling 1.0
BluetoothBT 4.1
A2DP, OPP, HFP, AVRCP, PBAP

The Idol 4S is turning out to be full of surprises including excellent built quality. Stay tuned as we'll be doing a lot with this phone for the next week.

Daniel Rubino
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Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central. He is also the head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007, when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and watches. He has been reviewing laptops since 2015 and is particularly fond of 2-in-1 convertibles, ARM processors, new form factors, and thin-and-light PCs. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.