Huawei G8 vs Alcatel Idol 4

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Comparing the Huawei G8 vs Alcatel Idol 4 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei G8 and Alcatel Idol 4 run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Huawei G8 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Alcatel Idol 4 offers 5.2 inches, making Huawei G8 the larger display of the two. Both Huawei G8 and Alcatel Idol 4 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei G8 and Alcatel Idol 4 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Alcatel Idol 4 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Huawei G8 offers 5 MP, making Alcatel Idol 4 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei G8 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Alcatel Idol 4 offers 2610 mAh, making Huawei G8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Huawei G8 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Alcatel Idol 4 offers 16 GB, making Huawei G8 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Huawei G8 receives a higher user rating of 5, while Alcatel Idol 4 has a rating of 3.7.

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Huawei G8
₹28,999
(Discontinued)
Alcatel Idol 4
₹16,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

68%
70%

Release Date

25 Jun, 2016
08 Dec, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 615
Snapdragon 617
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2610 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

5/5
(1 rating)
3.7/5
(243 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Dec 08, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
Precog UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 405

RAM

3 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.55 %
69.78 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

152 mm
147 mm

Width

76.5 mm
72.5 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
7.1 mm

Weight

167 grams
135 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2610 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v2.0

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope