alcatel Fire E vs alcatel Idol 5

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 E: 52 g lighter

  Fire E:

  103 g

  Idol 5:

  155 g

• Width

  Fire E: 9.5 mm narrower

  Fire E:

  63.5 mm

  Idol 5:

  73 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Fire E: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Fire E:

  4.5 in

  Idol 5:

  5.2 in

• Depth

  Idol 5: 0.7 mm thinner

  Fire E:

  8.2 mm

  Idol 5:

  7.5 mm

• Height

  Fire E: 19 mm shorter

  Fire E:

  129 mm

  Idol 5:

  148 mm

• Release year

  Fire E:

  2014

  Idol 5:

  2017

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 E

   Height:

   129 mm

   Width:

   63.5 mm

   Depth:

   8.2 mm +0.7 mm versus Idol 5

2. 2. Idol 5

   Height:

   148 mm +19 mm versus Fire E

   Width:

   73 mm +9.5 mm versus Fire E

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

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 E

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

2. 2. Idol 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Idol 5 has approximately 33.5% more rectangular screen area than Fire E.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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