Alcatel Idol 4 vs Huawei Honor 9i

Alcatel Idol 4

Huawei Honor 9i

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
4G network

LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300); LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 27(800), 28(700)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Aluminium alloy
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

147 mm

149.2 mm
Width

72.5 mm

71.8 mm
Thickness

7.1 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

130 g

152 g
Colors

Dark Gray, Gold, Metal Silver, Rose Gold

Black, Blue, Lime, Purple

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.2 inches

5.84 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 2280 pixels
Pixel density

424 ppi

432 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

2.5D curved glass screen, GFF full lamination
Multitouch

Yes, max 10 fingers

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

13 MP
2 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity