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| Global Score | |
| 51 | 56 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | HTC |
| Firefox 1.3 | Android |
| 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 |
| 5.08 x 2.50 x 0.32 inches | 5.06 x 2.63 x 0.39 inches |
| -- | 4.59 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 2 |
| 245 pixels per inch | 217 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1200 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 5.94 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM | GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1700mAh Battery | 2100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 3.52 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC Desire 501 is slightly better than Alcatel OneTouch Fire E, having a 56 score against 51. The HTC Desire 501 has Android OS, and Alcatel OneTouch Fire E counts with Firefox 1.3 OS. Alcatel OneTouch Fire E has a much better looking display than HTC Desire 501, because it has a quite better 960 x 540 pixels resolution, a quite higher pixels quantity in each screen inch and a bit larger display.
The HTC Desire 501's processing unit is very similar to the CPU in Alcatel OneTouch Fire E, and although the HTC Desire 501 has an additional GPU and 512 MB more RAM, they both have the same number of cores. HTC Desire 501 has a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Alcatel OneTouch Fire E, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 32 GB, the HTC Desire 501 also has 8 GB internal storage capacity.
The HTC Desire 501 has a very superior camera than Alcatel OneTouch Fire E, because it has a back camera with a lot higher 8 megapixels resolution. The HTC Desire 501 has longer battery performance than Alcatel OneTouch Fire E, because it has 2100mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, HTC Desire 501 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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