Alcatel One Touch Fire (4012A) vs Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE)
Side by side comparison between Alcatel One Touch Fire vs Sony Xperia E3 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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3.5"
TFT
TFT
320x480
3.1
MP
MP
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1400
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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4.5"
IPS
IPS
480x854
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
2330
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE)
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2 Advantages 
24 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Proximity sensor |
| 3.5mm jack |
| +5 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| Model | One Touch Fire (4012A) | Xperia E3 (4G LTE) |
| Other model names | Alcatel Firefox OT-4012A | Sony Xperia E3 D2203 LTE, Sony Xperia E3 LTE D2206 |
| Country or region available |    (Latin America), Canada, USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | Alcatel | Sony |
| Release date | 6/1/2013, Announced: 2/1/2013 | 9/1/2014 |
| Depth | 12.2 millimeters (0.48 inches) | 8.5 millimeters (0.33 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62.3 x 115 millimeters (2.45 x 4.53 in) | 69.4 x 137.1 millimeters (2.73 x 5.4 in) |
| Weight | 108 grams (3.78 ounces) | 144 grams (5.04 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~50.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~58.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels (3:2) | 480x854 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch 2-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 165 PPI | 218 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| System version | Firefox OS 1.0 | Android 4.4.2 KitKat |
| Firmware update | Firefox OS 1.1 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7227A) (45nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 (245MHz) | Qualcomm Adreno 305 400Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| RAM memory | 256MB LPDDR | 1GB |
| Internal storage | 512MB (160MB available) | 4GB (1.68GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | UMTS D2203: 850/900/2100 - D2206: 850/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE D2203: 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600 - D2206: 700/1700/1900/2100/2600 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) TLi014A1 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 2330 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3 hours | 8.5 hours |
| Standby | 220 hours (9.2 days) | 660 hours (27.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Orange, Green, White • Firefox browser | • Colors: Black, White, Lime, Copper • USB On-The-Go • 3D Surround Sound • ClearAudio+ • ANT+ support • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | Sony Xperia E3 (4G LTE) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.45W/kg (head), 1.3W/kg (body) | feature not registered |