alcatel One Touch Fire vs BlackBerry Q5

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    One Touch Fire: 12 g lighter

    One Touch Fire:
    108 g
    Q5:
    120 g
  • Width

    One Touch Fire: 3.7 mm narrower

    One Touch Fire:
    62.3 mm
    Q5:
    66 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Q5: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    One Touch Fire:
    3.5 in
    Q5:
    3.1 in
  • Chipset

    One Touch Fire:
    Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
    Q5:
    Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
  • Depth

    Q5: 1.4 mm thinner

    One Touch Fire:
    12.2 mm
    Q5:
    10.8 mm
  • Height

    One Touch Fire: 5 mm shorter

    One Touch Fire:
    115 mm
    Q5:
    120 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. One Touch Fire

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    62.3 mm
    Depth:
    12.2 mm +1.4 mm versus Q5
  2. 2. Q5

    Height:
    120 mm +5 mm versus One Touch Fire
    Width:
    66 mm +3.7 mm versus One Touch Fire
    Depth:
    10.8 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. One Touch Fire

    108 g

  2. 2. Q5

    120 g

    +12 g versus One Touch Fire

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. One Touch Fire

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²
  2. 2. Q5

    Screen diagonal:
    3.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    31 cm²

One Touch Fire has approximately 17.7% more rectangular screen area than Q5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for One Touch Fire, Q5, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageOne Touch FireQ5
8 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
One Touch Fire: Original memory entry

160 MB · 512 MB ROM · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. One Touch Fire

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. Q5

NFC:
See details Yes (market dependent)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. One Touch Fire

    1400 mAh

  2. 2. Q5

    2180 mAh

    +780 mAh versus One Touch Fire

Specifications

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1. One Touch Fire2. Q5

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for One Touch Fire, Q5.
SpecificationOne Touch FireQ5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.3 Х 12.2 mm
  • 120 Х 66 Х 10.8 mm
Weight
  • 108 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 720 x 720 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 160 MB
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2180 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.0
  • BlackBerry OS 10.2
  • upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
NFC Unknown
  • Yes (market dependent)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for One Touch Fire, Q5.
SpecificationOne Touch FireQ5
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 50.9%
  • 39.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 328 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for One Touch Fire, Q5.
SpecificationOne Touch FireQ5
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 30mm (standard)
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for One Touch Fire, Q5.
SpecificationOne Touch FireQ5
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 225
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 16878
General specs
General specs — specifications for One Touch Fire, Q5.
SpecificationOne Touch FireQ5
Release date
  • 2013
  • February
  • 2013
  • May
Colors
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Apple Green
  • Pure White
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Gray
  • Pink
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 280 h (2G) / Up to 220 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 3 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 336 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for One Touch Fire, Q5.
SpecificationOne Touch FireQ5
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2
  • SQR100-3 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700) - SQR100-1 LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - SQR100-2
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.45 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for One Touch Fire, Q5.
SpecificationOne Touch FireQ5
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio (after SW upgrade)
Other features
Other features — specifications for One Touch Fire, Q5.
SpecificationOne Touch FireQ5
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/AAC+/OGG player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input - Also known as Alcatel One Touch Fire 4012A
  • Alcatel One Touch Fire 4012X
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass