alcatel Fire C vs Apple iPhone XS

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Fire C: 77 g lighter

    Fire C:
    100 g
    iPhone XS:
    177 g
  • Width

    Fire C: 8.9 mm narrower

    Fire C:
    62 mm
    iPhone XS:
    70.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire C: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

    Fire C:
    3.5 in
    iPhone XS:
    5.8 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Fire C:
    Single
    iPhone XS:
    Dual
  • Depth

    iPhone XS: 4.3 mm thinner

    Fire C:
    12 mm
    iPhone XS:
    7.7 mm
  • Height

    Fire C: 31.4 mm shorter

    Fire C:
    112.2 mm
    iPhone XS:
    143.6 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Fire C

    Height:
    112.2 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm +4.3 mm versus iPhone XS
  2. 2. iPhone XS

    Height:
    143.6 mm +31.4 mm versus Fire C
    Width:
    70.9 mm +8.9 mm versus Fire C
    Depth:
    7.7 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Fire C

    100 g

  2. 2. iPhone XS

    177 g

    +77 g versus Fire C

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Fire C

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²
  2. 2. iPhone XS

    Screen diagonal:
    5.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    82.6 cm²

iPhone XS has approximately 126.4% more rectangular screen area than Fire C.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Fire C: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

iPhone XS: Original memory entry

256GB 4GB · 512GB 4GB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Fire C

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. iPhone XS

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Fire C

    1300 mAh

  2. 2. iPhone XS

    2658 mAh

    +1358 mAh versus Fire C

Specifications

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1. Fire C2. iPhone XS

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire C, iPhone XS.
SpecificationFire CiPhone XS
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112.2 Х 62 Х 12 mm
  • 143.6 Х 70.9 Х 7.7 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 177 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 1125 x 2436 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 256GB 4GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2658 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • iOS 12
  • upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset Unknown
  • Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Fire C, iPhone XS.
SpecificationFire CiPhone XS
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 84.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.4%
  • 82.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 458 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Camera and Video — specifications for Fire C, iPhone XS.
SpecificationFire CiPhone XS
Rear camera, main
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs Unknown
  • 12 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2.55''
  • 1.4µm
  • OIS
  • PDAF -12 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 52mm (telephoto)
  • 1/3.4''
  • 1.0µm
  • PDAF
  • 2x optical zoom
Functions Unknown
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 1080p@60fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 7 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 7 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 32mm (standard)
DxOMark Main Score * Unknown
  • 106
DxOMark Photo * Unknown
  • 81
DxOMark Video * Unknown
  • 82
DxOMark Selfie Score * Unknown
  • 82
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Fire C, iPhone XS.
SpecificationFire CiPhone XS
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 356601
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 452921
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire C, iPhone XS.
SpecificationFire CiPhone XS
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2018
  • September
Colors
  • Mozilla Orange
  • White/Bluish Black
  • White
  • Space Gray
  • Silver
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 30 EUR
  • 1150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 433 h (2G) / Up to 325 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 2 h 40 min (3G)
  • Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Body build Unknown
  • Front/back glass
  • stainless steel frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire C, iPhone XS.
SpecificationFire CiPhone XS
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 14(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 29(700)
  • 30(2300)
  • 32(1500)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • 46
  • 66(1700/2100) - A2097 LTE band 1(2100)
  • 66(1700/2100)
  • 71(600) - A1920
  • A2100
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire C, iPhone XS.
SpecificationFire CiPhone XS
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -3D Touch -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire C, iPhone XS.
SpecificationFire CiPhone XS
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -DivX/MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Face ID
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa
  • MasterCard
  • AMEX certified) - Versions: A2097 (Global market) A1920 (USA
  • Canada
  • Puerto Rico
  • U.S. Virgin Islands) A2100 (China
  • Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan)