Alcatel One Touch Fire (4012X) vs BlackBerry Curve 9360
Side by side comparison between Alcatel One Touch Fire vs BlackBerry Curve 9360 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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2.44"
TFT
TFT
480x360
5
MP
MP
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1000
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? BlackBerry Curve 9360
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!
8 Advantages 
11 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| VGA (640x480) |
| 3G HSUPA |
| 7.2 Mbps |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +7 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 (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Model | One Touch Fire (4012X) | Curve 9360 |
| Other model names | Alcatel Firefox OT-4012X | RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360, RIM Apollo |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Alcatel | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 6/1/2013, Announced: 2/1/2013 | 9/28/2011 |
| Depth | 12.2 millimeters (0.48 inches) | 11 millimeters (0.43 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62.3 x 115 millimeters (2.45 x 4.53 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 108 grams (3.78 ounces) | 99 grams (3.47 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 2.44" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~50.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels (3:2) | 480x360 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 165 PPI | 246 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | feature not registered |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| System version | Firefox OS 1.0 | BlackBerry OS 7.0 |
| Firmware update | Firefox OS 1.1 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7227A) (45nm) | 32bit: Marvell PXA940 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 (245MHz) | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| RAM memory | 256MB LPDDR | 512MB |
| Internal storage | 512MB (160MB available) | 512MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| 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 | 7.2 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 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CSD, 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 | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | VGA (640x480) |
| 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 | Face detection |
| 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 (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| 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 (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264 | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| 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 | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) TLi014A1 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 1000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 220 hours (9.2 days) | 288 hours (12 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| 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 | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Orange, Green, White • Firefox browser | • Colors: Black, Purple, Pink • Optical trackpad |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.16W/kg (head), 1.18W/kg (body) | feature not registered |