alcatel Fire C vs Plum Compass LTE

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: 46 g lighter

    Fire C:
    100 g
    Compass LTE:
    146 g
  • Width

    Fire C: 9.6 mm narrower

    Fire C:
    62 mm
    Compass LTE:
    71.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire C: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Fire C:
    3.5 in
    Compass LTE:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Compass LTE: 2.7 mm thinner

    Fire C:
    12 mm
    Compass LTE:
    9.3 mm
  • Height

    Fire C: 37.8 mm shorter

    Fire C:
    112.2 mm
    Compass LTE:
    150 mm
  • Release year

    Fire C:
    2014
    Compass LTE:
    2017

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 +2.7 mm versus Compass LTE
  2. 2. Compass LTE

    Height:
    150 mm +37.8 mm versus Fire C
    Width:
    71.6 mm +9.6 mm versus Fire C
    Depth:
    9.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire C

    100 g

  2. 2. Compass LTE

    146 g

    +46 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. Compass LTE

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²

Compass LTE has approximately 88.9% 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.

Recorded RAM for Fire C, Compass LTE, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire CCompass LTE
8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
Fire C: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

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. Compass LTE

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

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. Compass LTE

    2100 mAh

    +800 mAh versus Fire C

Specifications

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1. Fire C2. Compass LTE

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire C, Compass LTE.
SpecificationFire CCompass LTE
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112.2 Х 62 Х 12 mm
  • 150 Х 71.6 Х 9.3 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 146 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TN TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6737M (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire C, Compass LTE.
SpecificationFire CCompass LTE
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.4%
  • 64.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 196 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire C, Compass LTE.
SpecificationFire CCompass LTE
Rear camera, main
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 8 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 5 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Fire C, Compass LTE.
SpecificationFire CCompass LTE
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 29318
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire C, Compass LTE.
SpecificationFire CCompass LTE
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2017
  • November
Colors
  • Mozilla Orange
  • White/Bluish Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Gray
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 30 EUR
Unknown
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)
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire C, Compass LTE.
SpecificationFire CCompass LTE
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 17(700)
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.1
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire C, Compass LTE.
SpecificationFire CCompass LTE
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire C, Compass LTE.
SpecificationFire CCompass LTE
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -DivX/MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer Also known as Plum Z517