Alcatel One Touch Fire (4012A) vs HTC EVO Shift 4G
Side by side comparison between Alcatel One Touch Fire vs HTC EVO Shift 4G 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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3.6"
SLCD
SLCD
480x800
5
MP
MP
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? HTC EVO Shift 4G
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
5 Advantages 
17 Advantages | 15 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| 260 thousand |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Proximity sensor |
| +8 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) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Model | One Touch Fire (4012A) | EVO Shift 4G |
| Other model names | Alcatel Firefox OT-4012A | Sprint HTC EVO Shift 4G, HTC Knight, PG06100 |
| Country or region available |    (Latin America), Canada, USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | Alcatel | HTC |
| Release date | 6/1/2013, Announced: 2/1/2013 | 1/9/2011 |
| Depth | 12.2 millimeters (0.48 inches) | 15.9 millimeters (0.63 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62.3 x 115 millimeters (2.45 x 4.53 in) | 60.3 x 117.5 millimeters (2.37 x 4.63 in) |
| Weight | 108 grams (3.78 ounces) | 167 grams (5.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT Super LCD |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 3.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~50.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~52.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels (3:2) | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 165 PPI | 259 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| System version | Firefox OS 1.0 | Android 2.2 Froyo |
| Firmware update | Firefox OS 1.1 | Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7227A) (45nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM7630 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz Scorpion (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 (245MHz) | Qualcomm Adreno 205 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| RAM memory | 256MB LPDDR | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 512MB (160MB available) | 2GB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| 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 | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 100 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | WiMAX 802.16 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, WiMAX |
| 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) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | HD (1280x720) |
| 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 | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| 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 | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264 | MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) TLi014A1 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3 hours | 6 hours |
| Standby | 220 hours (9.2 days) | 146 hours (6.1 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Orange, Green, White • Firefox browser | • Colors: Black • 2GB microSD included • HTC Sense UI • HTC Speedy • HTC Scenes • HAC (M3/T3) • WiFi Mobile Hotspot Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012A) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| 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 |