A majority of Windows phones were removed from the official Microsoft Store last week and for many people, this definitively marked the death of Windows 10 Mobile and the end of the availability of devices powered by this operating system. Well, it was not so: fans just got one last chance to get a Windows handset on the Microsoft Store as Alcatel Idol 4S is back in stock.

The flagship has been made available to purchase in a bundle with VR glasses with a price tag of just $169.00 in the U.S. Unfortunately, Alcatel Idol 4S was only available for a short time frame: now, it is listed as “out of stock” again. This probably means that only a few units of the Windows phone were available, and all of them have already been purchased. But we suggest you check the page again as it may return in the coming days.

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Alcatel Idol 4S was the most powerful Alcatel device launched in the past few years, even though until a few hours ago on the Microsoft Store it carried the price of a mid-range device. It sports a 5.5-inch AMOLED display showing images at a Full HD resolution a high-end quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset, 3 GB of RAM, and 32 GB of internal storage expandable with a micro SD.

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The Alcatel Idol 4s Windows Edition released last year is one of the few Windows 10 smartphones in the market. Nearly a year after its release, it is just going on sale in the UK under a new name, Alcatel Idol 4 Pro.

The Snapdragon 820 smartphone was supposed to be available in France and Germany back on July 26 but was delayed till July 31, and pushed to August 7 in the UK. Now, you can visit the Microsoft website in these three regions and you will find it available for purchase.

The Idol 4 Pro has a 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display protected by a 2.5D Dragontrail Glass. The display has an oleophobic coating and viewing angle of 180°. There is 4GB of RAM paired with 64GB of storage with a MicroSD card slot that accepts up to 512GB cards.

The rear camera packs a 21MP 1.12μm sensor with a f/2.2 aperture. Up front is an 8MP sensor that can record in 2K at 30fps, 1080p at 60fps, and 720p at 120fps.

The Idol 4 Pro has dual stereo speakers, a dedicated audio chipset for Hi-Fi audio and a smart amplifier. There is Bluetooth 4.1, dual band WiFi, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a nano-SIM card slot. Under the hood is a 3000mAh battery that supports Quick Charge.

Since this is a flagship Windows 10 smartphone, it has support for Microsoft Continuum. Just hook up the phone to a Continuum accessory and pair it with a monitor, keyboard and mouse and you have a Windows 10-powered PC.

The Alcatel Idol 4 Pro sells for £419.99 ($548.25) tax inclusive and comes in Gold. In the US, Amazon has it for £210.65 ($275) and even includes a pair of Alcatel branded VR goggles. If you plan on buying it there, you have to confirm the bands work with your network provider. The bands supported according to a user who bought it are below:

GSM Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS Bands: 1, 2, 4, 5
LTE Bands: 2, 4, 12, 5, 7, 17.

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The Alcatel Idol 4 Pro is the third variant of the Idol 4S. There is an Android version with Snapdragon 652 SoC and a BlackBerry version called the DTEK 60 with a Snapdragon 820 chip.

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