alcatel One Touch Fire vs BlackBerry Torch 9800

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: 53 g lighter

    One Touch Fire:
    108 g
    Torch 9800:
    161 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Torch 9800: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    One Touch Fire:
    3.5 in
    Torch 9800:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    One Touch Fire: 2.4 mm thinner

    One Touch Fire:
    12.2 mm
    Torch 9800:
    14.6 mm
  • Height

    Torch 9800: 4 mm shorter

    One Touch Fire:
    115 mm
    Torch 9800:
    111 mm
  • Release year

    One Touch Fire:
    2013
    Torch 9800:
    2010

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 +4 mm versus Torch 9800
    Width:
    62.3 mm
    Depth:
    12.2 mm
  2. 2. Torch 9800

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    14.6 mm +2.4 mm versus One Touch Fire

Weight

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

  1. 1. One Touch Fire

    108 g

  2. 2. Torch 9800

    161 g

    +53 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. Torch 9800

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    31.7 cm²

One Touch Fire has approximately 15% more rectangular screen area than Torch 9800.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

One Touch Fire: Original memory entry

160 MB · 512 MB ROM · 256 MB RAM

Torch 9800: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

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. Torch 9800

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 4 GB included

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

    +100 mAh versus Torch 9800

  2. 2. Torch 9800

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. One Touch Fire2. Torch 9800

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for One Touch Fire, Torch 9800.
SpecificationOne Touch FireTorch 9800
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.3 Х 12.2 mm
  • 111 Х 62 Х 14.6 mm
Weight
  • 108 g
  • 161 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 360 x 480 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.0
  • BlackBerry OS 6.0
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for One Touch Fire, Torch 9800.
SpecificationOne Touch FireTorch 9800
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 31.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 50.9%
  • 46.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 188 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for One Touch Fire, Torch 9800.
SpecificationOne Touch FireTorch 9800
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 480p@24fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for One Touch Fire, Torch 9800.
SpecificationOne Touch FireTorch 9800
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
  • 624 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for One Touch Fire, Torch 9800.
SpecificationOne Touch FireTorch 9800
Release date
  • 2013
  • February
  • 2010
  • August
Colors
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Apple Green
  • Pure White
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark Orange
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 110 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 432 h (2G) / Up to 336 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 40 min (3G) Music play - Up to 30 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for One Touch Fire, Torch 9800.
SpecificationOne Touch FireTorch 9800
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • UMA (carrier-dependent)
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.45 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.91 W/kg (head) 0.68 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.86 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for One Touch Fire, Torch 9800.
SpecificationOne Touch FireTorch 9800
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for One Touch Fire, Torch 9800.
SpecificationOne Touch FireTorch 9800
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 Proximity Social feeds -BlackBerry maps -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint) -Media player MP3/WMA/eAAC+/FlAC/OGG player -Video player DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.264 -Organizer -Voice memo/dial - Optical trackpad - Previously rumored as BlackBerry Slider 9800 For AT&T