Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3+ / 4 (Concept/Suggestion)

Hardware specifications:

2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (with Speaker Cut-Outs)
Corning's Antireflective and Easy-To-Clean Technology (AR/ETC)
5.1" FullHD SuperAMOLED Display with PSR (cp. Samsung Galaxy S5)
Synaptics 3700 Series Touch Controller (ClearForce, 25mm hover detection)
            Android already supports pressure & hover-/mouse-pointer detection
Technicolor Enhancements/Callibration (+ User-accessible Display Tweaking)
Dual IR Proximity-/Ambient light-sensors (1x top right, 1x bottom left)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 620 [MSM8976] (4x Cortex A72 + 4x Cortex A53 big.LITTLE, Adreno 510 GPU)
            Good thermals are important with stacked PCBs! -> ~200MHz CPU underclock, IKS instead of HMP?
32GB / 64GB Samsung/Toshiba eMMC 5.1 (command queuing, secure write protection, <10sec. cold boot)
3GB / 4GB Samsung/SK-Hynix Dual-channel 933MHz LPDDR3 Ram (PoP, cp. ASUS Zenfone 2)

LTE Advanced Cat.7 (300MBit down / 100MBit up, 2x CA)
Qualcomm Next generation RF360 (global LTE) + adaptive antennas
Two-sided SIM-Tray: Dual nano-SIM (top) + up to 128GB microSDXC (bottom)
Marvell Avastar 88W8887-01v5 (1x1 ac, Miracast, Wi-Fi Aware, BT 4.2, NFC, FM)
Qualcomm IZat Gen8C GNSS (integrated in the Snapdragon 620 System-on-a-Chip)
Two indipendent vibrating motors (1x top, 1x bottom) for more advanced haptic feedback
All the usual MEMS sensors (accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, pedometer, etc)
Qualcomm Hexagon V56 DSP (motion sensing, low-power music playback & always-on voice recognition)
            The DSP & GPU can also be used to convert the camera's RWBW-output into traditional RGBG-data

13MP ISOCELL RWBW Rear-Camera with PDAF* (HEVC Video Encoding)
Package: DualTone LED Flash, OIS, f/1.8 Aperture, 6p-lens (cp. Vivo Xshot)
Video Recording: 4K UHD (2160p) at 30fps, 2.5K WQHD (1440p) at 60fps
SlowMotion: 1080p at 120fps (2x2 binning), 720p (3x3 binning) at 240fps

8MP ISOCELL RWBW Front-Camera [S5K4H5YB] (HEVC Video Encoding)
Package: same as the Idol 3 (Same sensor size: 1/4" -> wide-angle, f/2.0, etc)
VideonRecording: 2.5K WQHD (1440p) at 30fps, 2K FHD (1080p) at 60fps

~4000mA/h Li-Po non-removable battery² (cp. Lenovo P70/P90)
Mediatek MT3188 5W qi+pma+Rezence Wireless Charging Receiver
            Alternatively: NuCurrent/Broadcom qi+pma+Rezence Wireless Charging Receiver
USB Type-C (USB 2.0, cp. Nexus 5X/Nexus 6P/OnePlus 2) + microUSB on the bottom
            Why both? USB Type-C to future-proof it, microUSB to use existing chargers
24W Quick Charge 3.0 certification (12V, 2A) on both the microUSB & Type-C ports
            + 15W USB Power Delivery 2.0 (5V, 3A) certification on the USB Type-C port
3.5mm headphone-jack (with supprt for 3-button headsets) + IR Blaster on the top
3 MEMS microphones (top, bottom, rear) for stereo recording with noise reduction

Dimensions: ~142x71x8.6mm (compact formfactor, no protuding elements -> no camera hump!)
Front Facing Stereo speakers by JBL (thicker body & bigger speaker holes should improve audio fidelity)
Metal frame (Anodized Aluminium 7000?) with chamfered edges, Volume Rocker on the right hand side
Matte black "soft-touch" polycarbonat backcover (Removable; logos & certifications on the inside!)
Rear Power-Button with integrated Fingerprint-Reader (Slightly recessed for easier finding)
IP67 Water- & Dust-resistance (nano-coating on the open headphone- & usb-ports)




Software features:

Pure Android 6.0 Marshmallow (no skins, whatsoever) with fast Software-Updates & (Kernel-)Source-Code publication
Android RRO Layers (AOSP Theming Engine) incl. an automatic Dark-/Night-Mode (for better battery life with the SuperAMOLED display)
Gestures via Dual IR Proximity-/Ambient Light-sensors (Hold hand over device to decline incoming call, wave hand over device to accept & switch to loudspeaker)
"Sunlight Display" via Dual IR Proximity-/Ambient Light-sensors (Makes changes to contrast, gamma & saturation for better readability in very bright sunlight)
Advanced Adaptive Display via Dual IR Proximity-/Ambient Light-sensors (More precise display dimming, no more dimming caused by accidentally covering the sensor)
Technicolor-callibrated Profiles (sRGB, NTSC, AdobeRGB) + User-Accessible Display Tweaking (Hue, Saturation, Color temperature, Gamma, Contrast, RGB-Values, etc)
Double-Tap to wake, Double tap status-/navigation-bar to sleep, Motorola-like gestures ("Chop" for Flashlight, Double twist to launch Camera, Google Now Voice Assistant)
Secure Wake/Unlock (Since the rear power-button doubles as a fingerprint reader, you can instantly wake and unlock your device using your fingerprints)
Alcatel OneTouch's Eye-D (Biometric Face-Scan), now even in low-light scenarios thanks to the RWB Color filter array and ISOCELL technology
Two stage authentification (For even higher levels of security, both the Fingerprint reader & Eye-D can be used to identify the user)
A custom Camera app including a fully manual mode (with RAW-capture, manual shutter speed, manual focus, manual exposure, etc)
Qualcomm Camera features (UbiFocus, OptiZoom, ChromaFlash, Hybrid AF [PDAF + Contrast AF], Hybrid Video Stabilization [OIS + EIS])
Android Pay (NFC antenna has to be at the top of the back, so that you don't block it with your finger when you're using the fingerprint-reader!)
Force-Touch (no built in system-wide functions since they could interfere with the assigned force-touch functions of third party apps & games)
Support for the newest image & video codecs / file formats (HEVC Video De- & Encoding, VP9 Decoding, BPG/WebP/RAW/PNG image capture)
            30MBit/s 4K HEVC Encoding achieves 33% higher quality while also reducing file size by 33% when compared to 45MBit/s 4K h.264 Encoding



Optional accessories:

5W qi- / pma- / Rezence-Wireless charging pads (5V, 1A)
15W USB Power Delivery 2.0 certified charger with USB to Type-C cable
24W QuickCharge 3.0 certified charger with 2 cables (1x USB to microUSB + 1x USB to Type-C)
Replaceable back covers: Denim, Brushed Plastic, Nylon, Sandstone, etc. (All of which in multiple colors)




Pricing: (using a lot of samsung components should help keep prices down; additionally MEMS sensors, MEMS microphones, audio amps & more can be purchased from STM, further reducing costs)

3GB Ram, 32GB storage variant: 349$
4GB Ram, 64GB storage variant: 399$

Pre-Order bonus: Save 50$
Developer bonus³: Get your device early when pre-ordering, save 50$ when buying it after release




A December 2015 release would be perfect: One of the first SD620 devices (with QuickCharge 3.0), just in time for christmas & a chance to become the best phone of 2015




Potential marketing slogans:

"Why choose compromises? Choose the Idol 4!" // "The better Nexus [5X]" // "The 2016 Flagship Killer [OnePlus 2] Killer"

1. High-resolution photos OR excellent low light sensitivity? -> Why choose? 13/8MP with brand new RWBW-Color Filters and Samsung's ISOCELL technology
2. High performance OR long battery life? -> Why choose? The latest 64bit Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-Core Processor AND a high-capacity 4000mA/h battery
3. New standards OR legacy-device support? -> Why choose? New ac Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Aware, BT 4.2, NFC, USB Type-C AND legacy FM Radio, IR Blaster, microUSB port
4. Front facing stereo speakers OR compact dimensions? -> Why choose? Front facing stereo speakers by JBL AND a 5.2" display in a compact 142x71mm body resulting in a Screen-To-Body ratio of over 70%
5. Mass-adopted qi & pma (inductive) wireless charging OR the upcoming Rezence (resonant) wireless charging? -> Why choose? Multi-standard wireless charging receiver
And so on, and so on




Notes:

*Rear-Camera: Samsung currently does not offer a 13MP RWBW ISOCELL sensor with PDAF, they do however offer a 13MP RGBG ISOCELL sensor with PDAF (used in the Oppo R7).
Applying their new RWBW color filters to the existing 13MP ISOCELL PDAF sensor should not be a problem, as their 8MP RWBW sensor was originally announced as a RGBG sensor, too.
And since Samsung's 13MP sensor has the same size as the Vivo Xshot's 13MP IMX214 sensor (which is 1/3.06"), it should be possible to use the Xshot's excellent camera package (OIS, 6p-lens, f/1.8), shouldn't it?

²How to fit a ~4000 mA/h battery in this compact body? By stacking two PCBs on top of each other and thus cutting the required PCB area in half. With the cool, low-power components (such as eMMC, audio codecs, sensors, etc) being on the bottom PCB and the hot, high-performance components (such as the AP, wireless connectivity chips, PMUs, etc) being on the top PCB.
Examplary PCB stacking:       PCB Area 1: eMMC storage, MEMS sensors, audio components, SIM/SD-card connectors, etc. (bottom) + PoP AP, Wireless SoC, LTE components (top)
                                            PCB Area 2: USB switch (micro/Type-C), PMUs (bottom) + MT3188 PCB (top)

³Developer bonus: Recognized XDA-developers can get the phone early (when pre-ordering) or at a lower price (after the release) -> building a custom ROM/kernel community (Source code has to be published ASAP!)




Side-notes & potential future plans:

There are roughly 3 different smartphone user groups:
[1] Users who prefer small phones (<=4.7" displays)
[2] Users who prefer medium-sized phones (5-5.2" displays)
[3] Users who prefer large phones a.k.a. "phablets" (>=5.5" displays)

The current Idol 3 series covers [1] & [3], the new Idol 4 would cover the missing [2].


Of course 4.7" & 5.5" versions of the Idol 4 could replace the current Idol 3 series in the future (2016?):

4.7" 720p ForceTouch SuperAMOLED display, Snapdragon 430, 3GB LPDDR3 Ram, 32GB eMMC 5.1, ~3000 mA/h battery, otherwise identical specs
5.5" 1080p ForceTouch SuperAMOLED display, OCed Snapdragon 620, 4GB LPDDR3 Ram, 64GB eMMC 5.1, ~4500mA/h battery, otherwise identical specs

What about pricing of the new Idol 4 versions?

4.7" 3GB/32GB variant: 249$
5.2" 3GB/32GB variant: 299$ (50$ price cut)
5.2" 4GB/64GB variant: 349$ (50$ price cut)
5.5" 4GB/64GB variant: 399$