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Review: The Alcatel Idol 4S launches Windows phones into the VR generation |
November 11, 2016
Alcatel’s Idol 4S Windows phone debuts at a time when the news grows ever grimmer for this platform. Market share is below one percent, and Microsoft devices chief Terry Myerson downplayed Windows phones in a recent interview. Acer and HP have offered up corporate Windows phones, but consumer devices have largely disappeared. This is where the Idol 4S hopes to make its mark.Alcatel’s argument is a simple one: Pay $470 (a bit more than the $400 Microsoft charges for its 5.2-inch Lumia 950) and receive a larger, 5.5-inch phone. Add to that a VR headset and a few subscription freebies—a 45-day free trial of Hulu Plus, a 30-day trial of Microsoft’s Groove Music, and a free copy of the Windows 10 Mobile game, Spartan Assault—and you’re buying the best Windows consumer phone on the market. Not that there’s many of them.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3138888/phones/review-the-alcatel-idol-4s-launches-windows-phones-into-the-vr-generation.html#tk.rss_reviews
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