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| Global Score | |
| 51.4 | 56.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Samsung |
| Firefox 1.3 | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 0000-00-00 | 2011-09-12 |
| -- | 4.96 x 2.63 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 3.90 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 245 pixels per inch | 217 pixels per inch |
| Yes | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7.5 |
| Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor | Single-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.1 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.82 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 250 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| -- | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Focus S is a bit better than the Alcatel OneTouch Fire S, with a overall score of 56.5 against 51.4. The Samsung Focus S comes with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system, while Alcatel OneTouch Fire S has Firefox 1.3 operating system. The Samsung Focus S has a bit sharper screen than Alcatel OneTouch Fire S, although it has a quite smaller screen, a bit worse display density and a little bit lower resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
The Samsung Focus S has a greater storage to install applications and games than Alcatel OneTouch Fire S, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 12 GB more internal memory capacity. Alcatel OneTouch Fire S has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Focus S, because it has 3 more processing cores (but slower).
The Samsung Focus S features a superior camera than Alcatel OneTouch Fire S. Both have the same (HD) video resolution, the same video frame rates and a 8 MP resolution camera. The Samsung Focus S features a much longer battery performance than Alcatel OneTouch Fire S.
Samsung Focus S not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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