Alcatel One Touch Fire (4012X) vs Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual)
Side by side comparison between Alcatel One Touch Fire vs Blu Studio 5.3 II 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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5.3"
IPS
IPS
540x960
8
MP
MP
2mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
2200
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual)
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1 Advantage 
21 Advantages | 18 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| Only digital zoom |
| 3G HSUPA |
| 7.2 Mbps |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +11 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) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| Model | One Touch Fire (4012X) | Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) |
| Other model names | Alcatel Firefox OT-4012X | BLU Studio 5.3 2 Dual Sim D550a, Blu Studio 5.3 II D550i |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Alcatel | Blu |
| Release date | 6/1/2013, Announced: 2/1/2013 | 2/1/2013 |
| Depth | 12.2 millimeters (0.48 inches) | 10.8 millimeters (0.43 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62.3 x 115 millimeters (2.45 x 4.53 in) | 77 x 150 millimeters (3.03 x 5.91 in) |
| Weight | 108 grams (3.78 ounces) | 210 grams (7.35 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 5.3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~50.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~67% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels (3:2) | 540x960 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 165 PPI | 208 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| 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) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| System version | Firefox OS 1.0 | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean |
| Firmware update | Firefox OS 1.1 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7227A) (45nm) | 32bit: MediaTek MT6577 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 (245MHz) | PowerVR SGX531 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| RAM memory | 256MB LPDDR | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 512MB (160MB available) | 4GB (2GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 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 D550a: 850/1900 - D550i: 850/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | Dual-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 | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1600x1200 pixels |
| 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) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264 | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.263, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 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 |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) TLi014A1 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) C706043200L |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 2200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3 hours | 14 hours |
| Standby | 220 hours (9.2 days) | 820 hours (34.2 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| 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, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Orange, Green, White • Firefox browser | • Colors: Black, White Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | Blu Studio 5.3 II (D550 Dual) | |
| 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 |