Thanks for taking the time to share this while fixing your own phone. Most people don’t think that far ahead these days!
IMO, the “Idol 4” is a very underrated phone in part because Alcatel isn’t a big brand name in the USA.
It’s a “Goldilocks Phone”. Not too big & not too small.
The main issue is both good & bad all at once.
The “Idol 4” looks very cool. Basically it’s 95% glass! Glass on both the screen & the back which makes it really stand out & look like no other phone.
But… That very same issue also means that it’s very very slippery!
Slides smoothly on nearly EVERY surface which is obviously a recipe for disaster & that’s exactly what happened to me. It slid off the kitchen counter onto the tile floor & CRACK! goes the front & back.
Now… The phone works & the screen UI looks fine but the entire screen doesn’t respond to any touch.
As many of u can relate… I NEED a new phone NOW!
The dilemma now is…
#1) Go buy a new Idol 4 for $80+
#2) Wait for the Idol 5 & find a temp phone until then
Bitchen!
Thanks for taking the time to share this while fixing your own phone. Most people don’t think that far ahead these days!
IMO, the “Idol 4” is a very underrated phone in part because Alcatel isn’t a big brand name in the USA.
It’s a “Goldilocks Phone”. Not too big & not too small.
The main issue is both good & bad all at once.
The “Idol 4” looks very cool. Basically it’s 95% glass! Glass on both the screen & the back which makes it really stand out & look like no other phone.
But… That very same issue also means that it’s very very slippery!
Slides smoothly on nearly EVERY surface which is obviously a recipe for disaster & that’s exactly what happened to me. It slid off the kitchen counter onto the tile floor & CRACK! goes the front & back.
Now… The phone works & the screen UI looks fine but the entire screen doesn’t respond to any touch.
As many of u can relate… I NEED a new phone NOW!
The dilemma now is…
#1) Go buy a new Idol 4 for $80+
#2) Wait for the Idol 5 & find a temp phone until then
#FirstWorldProblems
Charlee -