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alcatel Fire E vs Apple iPhone 4s

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.

  • WeightFire E: 37 g lighterFire E: 103 g · iPhone 4s: 140 g
  • WidthiPhone 4s: 4.9 mm narroweriPhone 4s: 58.6 mm · Fire E: 63.5 mm
  • Screen diagonaliPhone 4s: 1 in smaller diagonaliPhone 4s: 3.5 in · Fire E: 4.5 in
  • DepthFire E: 1.1 mm thinnerFire E: 8.2 mm · iPhone 4s: 9.3 mm
  • HeightiPhone 4s: 13.8 mm shorteriPhone 4s: 115.2 mm · Fire E: 129 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2011Fire E: 2014 · iPhone 4s: 2011

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.

Front
Fire E: 129 × 63.5 mm 1 iPhone 4s: 115.2 × 58.6 mm 2
Side
Fire E: 129 × 8.2 mm 1 iPhone 4s: 115.2 × 9.3 mm 2
  1. 1. Fire E
    Height
    129 mm
    Width
    63.5 mm
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    103 g
  2. 2. iPhone 4s
    Height
    115.2 mm
    Width
    58.6 mm
    Depth
    9.3 mm
    Weight
    140 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationFire EiPhone 4s
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 115.2 Х 58.6 Х 9.3 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 640 x 960 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 8/16/32/64 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1432 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • iOS 5
  • upgradable to iOS 9.3.5
Chipset Unknown
  • Apple A5 (45 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationFire EiPhone 4s
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 54.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 330 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationFire EiPhone 4s
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 35mm (standard)
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA
  • videocalling over Wi-Fi and 3G
Performance
Performance
SpecificationFire EiPhone 4s
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX543MP2
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 11417
General specs
General specs
SpecificationFire EiPhone 4s
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2011
  • October
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 190 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G) Music play - Up to 25 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Unknown
  • Front/back glass & aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationFire EiPhone 4s
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationFire EiPhone 4s
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationFire EiPhone 4s
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Scratch-resistant glass back panel - CDMA available only if sold and activated for use on a CDMA network