Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) vs Alcatel One Touch Fire (4012A)
Side by side comparison between Acer Liquid Z4 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? Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140)
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19 Advantages 
4 Advantages | 15 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| Proximity sensor |
| +8 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Model | Liquid Z4 (Z140) | One Touch Fire (4012A) |
| Other model names | Acer Liquid Z140, Acer Liquid Z4 Single-Sim HM.HEQEE.008 | Alcatel Firefox OT-4012A |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |    (Latin America), Canada, USA |
| Brand | Acer | Alcatel |
| Release date | 4/1/2014 | 6/1/2013, Announced: 2/1/2013 |
| Depth | 9.7 millimeters (0.38 inches) | 12.2 millimeters (0.48 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 64 x 124 millimeters (2.52 x 4.88 in) | 62.3 x 115 millimeters (2.45 x 4.53 in) |
| Weight | 122 grams (4.27 ounces) | 108 grams (3.78 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 3.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~57.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~50.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 320x480 pixels (3:2) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 233 PPI | 165 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| System version | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean | Firefox OS 1.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Firefox OS 1.1 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: MediaTek MT6572 (28nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7227A) (45nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-400 MP1 | Qualcomm Adreno 200 (245MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 256MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2GB available) | 512MB (160MB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 21/5.76 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 900/2100 | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | 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 | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | VGA (640x480) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.4 (aperture) | 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 | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | 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 | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 3.0 |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BAT-611 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) TLi014A1 |
| Battery capacity | 1630 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | 3 hours |
| Standby | 250 hours (10.4 days) | 220 hours (9.2 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • WiFi hotspot | • Colors: Orange, Green, White • Firefox browser |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Acer Liquid Z4 (Z140) | 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) |