Alcatel One Touch Fire (4012X) vs CAT S30
Side by side comparison between Alcatel One Touch Fire vs CAT S30 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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4.5"
TFT
TFT
480x854
5
MP
MP
2mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
3000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? CAT S30
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4 Advantages 
25 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Proximity 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) | CAT S30 | |
| Model | One Touch Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 |
| Other model names | Alcatel Firefox OT-4012X | Caterpillar S30, CAT S30 Dual-sim |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | (Global, International) |
| Brand | Alcatel | CAT |
| Release date | 6/1/2013, Announced: 2/1/2013 | 9/1/2015 |
| Depth | 12.2 millimeters (0.48 inches) | 13.3 millimeters (0.52 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62.3 x 115 millimeters (2.45 x 4.53 in) | 72.7 x 141.9 millimeters (2.86 x 5.59 in) |
| Weight | 108 grams (3.78 ounces) | 181 grams (6.34 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP68 certified: dust/waterproof over 1.5 meters and 30min. MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant. |
📲 Display | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~50.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~54.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels (3:2) | 480x854 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 165 PPI | 218 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| System version | Firefox OS 1.0 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| Firmware update | Firefox OS 1.1 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7227A) (45nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.1GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 (245MHz) | Qualcomm Adreno 304 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| RAM memory | 256MB LPDDR | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 512MB (160MB available) | 8GB (4GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| 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) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| 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 850/900/2100 USA model: UMTS 850/1700/1900 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 Global model: LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600 (Bands 1,3,7,8,20) USA model: LTE 700/850/1700/1900/2100/2600 (Bands 2,4,5,7,17) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| 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) | CAT S30 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 60 fps |
| 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 | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| 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) | CAT S30 | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 | 4.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) TLi014A1 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3 hours | 18 hours |
| Standby | 220 hours (9.2 days) | 936 hours (39 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| 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 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Orange, Green, White • Firefox browser | • Colors: Black • WiFi hotspot • Drop to concrete resistance from up to 1.8m |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Alcatel Fire (4012X) | CAT S30 | |
| 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 |