Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) vs Alcatel One Touch Fire (4012A)
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro vs Alcatel One Touch Fire phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Alcatel One Touch Fire (4012A)
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11 Advantages 
12 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| Plastic body / Plastic body, glass front |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| EIS: Digital stabilization |
| 3G HSUPA |
| 7.2 Mbps |
| Single |
| +7 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Model | Vivaz Pro (U8a) | One Touch Fire (4012A) |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro U8, SE Kanna | Alcatel Firefox OT-4012A |
| Country or region available |    (Latin America), Canada, USA | (Latin America), Canada, USA |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | Alcatel |
| Release date | 5/1/2010 | 6/1/2013, Announced: 2/1/2013 |
| Depth | 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) | 12.2 millimeters (0.48 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 52 x 109 millimeters (2.05 x 4.29 in) | 62.3 x 115 millimeters (2.45 x 4.53 in) |
| Weight | 117 grams (4.1 ounces) | 108 grams (3.78 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 3.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~49.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~50.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels | 320x480 pixels (3:2) |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 229 PPI | 165 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| System version | Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition Symbian^1 | Firefox OS 1.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Firefox OS 1.1 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7227A) (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 720MHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX530 | Qualcomm Adreno 200 (245MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| RAM memory | 256MB SDRAM | 256MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 512MB (75MB available) | 512MB (160MB available) |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/2 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| 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 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 24 fps | VGA (640x480) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | 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 |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | FM | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, WMV, 3GP, RV | MP4, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, AAC, M4A | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Proprietary TV-out | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 3.0 |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) EP500 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) TLi014A1 |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.2 hours | 3 hours |
| Standby | 440 hours (18.3 days) | 220 hours (9.2 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • 8GB microSD included • 3D stereo sound • Continuous autofocus • Touch capture • WisePilot navigation • Java framework | • Colors: Orange, Green, White • Firefox browser |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8a) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.45W/kg (head), 1.3W/kg (body) |