alcatel One Touch Fire vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

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: 7 g lighter

    One Touch Fire:
    108 g
    Galaxy Alpha:
    115 g
  • Width

    One Touch Fire: 3.2 mm narrower

    One Touch Fire:
    62.3 mm
    Galaxy Alpha:
    65.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    One Touch Fire: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    One Touch Fire:
    3.5 in
    Galaxy Alpha:
    4.7 in
  • Chipset

    One Touch Fire:
    Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
    Galaxy Alpha:
    Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)
  • Depth

    Galaxy Alpha: 5.5 mm thinner

    One Touch Fire:
    12.2 mm
    Galaxy Alpha:
    6.7 mm
  • Height

    One Touch Fire: 17.4 mm shorter

    One Touch Fire:
    115 mm
    Galaxy Alpha:
    132.4 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 +5.5 mm versus Galaxy Alpha
  2. 2. Galaxy Alpha

    Height:
    132.4 mm +17.4 mm versus One Touch Fire
    Width:
    65.5 mm +3.2 mm versus One Touch Fire
    Depth:
    6.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. One Touch Fire

    108 g

  2. 2. Galaxy Alpha

    115 g

    +7 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. Galaxy Alpha

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²

Galaxy Alpha has approximately 66.9% more rectangular screen area than One Touch Fire.

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, Galaxy Alpha, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageOne Touch FireGalaxy Alpha
32 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. Galaxy Alpha

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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. Galaxy Alpha

    1860 mAh

    +460 mAh versus One Touch Fire

Specifications

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1. One Touch Fire2. Galaxy Alpha

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for One Touch Fire, Galaxy Alpha.
SpecificationOne Touch FireGalaxy Alpha
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.3 Х 12.2 mm
  • 132.4 Х 65.5 Х 6.7 mm
Weight
  • 108 g
  • 115 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 720 x 1280 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
  • 32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1860 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.0
  • Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
  • upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
  • Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for One Touch Fire, Galaxy Alpha.
SpecificationOne Touch FireGalaxy Alpha
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 50.9%
  • 70.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for One Touch Fire, Galaxy Alpha.
SpecificationOne Touch FireGalaxy Alpha
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 31mm (standard)
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 2160p@30fps
  • 1080p@60fps
  • 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2.1 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for One Touch Fire, Galaxy Alpha.
SpecificationOne Touch FireGalaxy Alpha
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
  • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Mali-T628 MP6
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 50125
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 782
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2457
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 1804
General specs
General specs — specifications for One Touch Fire, Galaxy Alpha.
SpecificationOne Touch FireGalaxy Alpha
Release date
  • 2013
  • February
  • 2014
  • August
Colors
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Apple Green
  • Pure White
  • Charcoal Black
  • Sleek Silver
  • Dazzling White
  • Frosted Gold
  • Scuba Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 390 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 350 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (3G) Music play - Up to 37 h
Body build Unknown
  • aluminum frame
  • plastic back
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for One Touch Fire, Galaxy Alpha.
SpecificationOne Touch FireGalaxy Alpha
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - G850F LTE band 1(2100)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 17(700) - SM-G850M
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.45 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for One Touch Fire, Galaxy Alpha.
SpecificationOne Touch FireGalaxy Alpha
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for One Touch Fire, Galaxy Alpha.
SpecificationOne Touch FireGalaxy Alpha
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 Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • heart rate - ANT+ - Versions: G850F (Europe); G850T (T-Mobile)
  • G850M (Vodafone); G850FQ; G850Y Also known as Samsung Galaxy Alfa