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Alcatel Giving Away VR Goggles With Preorders of Full-Featured Smartphone

Alcatel began preorders Friday for the Idol 4S smartphone, including a free virtual reality Alcatel-branded goggle bundle with presale orders. The package includes a screen protector, JBL headphones, Incipio case and free shipping to begin in early August. Pre-sale price…

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is $349, jumping to $399 when the phone ships Aug. 3, the company said. The phone features Alcatel’s “boom key” that allows users to switch quickly to access camera or music mode and engage press intervals for deeper feature selection such as burst shots or boosted bass. The key can be assigned to any application on the device, it said. The Android 5.5-inch phone, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor, has an AMOLED display, glass body with metallic frame and 16 megapixel camera with Sony sensor that supports 4K video recording, it said. Battery life is given as 13 hours, and a Quick Charge AC adapter is included.