Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) vs Alcatel One Touch Fire (4012A)
Side by side comparison between Nokia 5530 XpressMusic vs Alcatel One Touch Fire phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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2.9"
TFT
TFT
360x640
3.1
MP
MP
128MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1000
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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3.5"
TFT
TFT
320x480
3.1
MP
MP
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1400
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Alcatel One Touch Fire (4012A)
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7 Advantages 
17 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| (back) 3.1MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| Single |
| Accelerometer |
| Proximity sensor |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| +5 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 | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Model | 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | One Touch Fire (4012A) |
| Other model names | Nokia 5530 Games edition, Nokia RM-504 | Alcatel Firefox OT-4012A |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |    (Latin America), Canada, USA |
| Brand | Nokia | Alcatel |
| Release date | 8/6/2009 | 6/1/2013, Announced: 2/1/2013 |
| Depth | 13 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 12.2 millimeters (0.48 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 49 x 104 millimeters (1.93 x 4.09 in) | 62.3 x 115 millimeters (2.45 x 4.53 in) |
| Weight | 107 grams (3.75 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 | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.9" inches | 3.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~45.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~50.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels | 320x480 pixels (3:2) |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 253 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 | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| System version | Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition Symbian^1 | Firefox OS 1.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Firefox OS 1.1 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: ARM 1136JF-S | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7227A) (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 434MHz ARM11 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 200 (245MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 256MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 256MB (70MB available) | 512MB (160MB available) |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| 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 | 0.384 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 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 | Not supported | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE | 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 | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (220x176) 15 fps | VGA (640x480) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | 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 |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | 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 | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, 3GP, WMV, RV | MP4, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, AAC, M4A | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | 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 | 2.0 + A2DP | 3.0 |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-4U | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) TLi014A1 |
| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 3 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | 220 hours (9.2 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | Alcatel Fire (4012A) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | 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 | WAP, HTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Red on black, Blue on white, Grey on black, Pink on white, Yellow on white • 4GB microSD included • Sim Application Toolkit Java framework | • Colors: Orange, Green, White • Firefox browser |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic (Games edition) | 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) |