alcatel Fire E vs Apple iPhone XS

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alcatel Fire E

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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.

Display technologyOLED versus LCDFire E: LCD · iPhone XS: OLED
WeightFire E: 74 g lighterFire E: 103 g · iPhone XS: 177 g
WidthFire E: 7.4 mm narrowerFire E: 63.5 mm · iPhone XS: 70.9 mm
Screen diagonalFire E: 1.3 in smaller diagonalFire E: 4.5 in · iPhone XS: 5.8 in
Rear camera layoutSingle / DualFire E: Single · iPhone XS: Dual
DepthiPhone XS: 0.5 mm thinneriPhone XS: 7.7 mm · Fire E: 8.2 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.

Front

Side

1. Fire E
Height
129 mm
Width
63.5 mm
Depth
8.2 mm

Weight
103 g
2. iPhone XS
Height
143.6 mm
Width
70.9 mm
Depth
7.7 mm

Weight
177 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials
Specification	Fire E	iPhone XS
Dimensions (HxWxD)	129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm	143.6 Х 70.9 Х 7.7 mm
Weight	103 g	177 g
Technology	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen size	4.5" inch	5.8" inch
Screen resolution	540 x 960 px	1125 x 2436 px
Internal memoryRecorded 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
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	1700 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
Specification	Fire E	iPhone XS
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	55.8 cm2	84.4 cm2
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	68.1%	82.9%
PPI /points per inch/	245 PPI	458 PPI
Screen protection	Unknown	Scratch-resistant glass oleophobic coating

Camera and Video

Camera and Video
Specification	Fire E	iPhone XS
Rear camera, main	5 MP Single	12 MP Dual
Camera specs	5 MP AF	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	LED flash HDR	HDR
Video	720p@30fps	1080p@60fps
Front camera, selfie	0.3 MP Single	7 MP Single
Specifications	VGA	7 MP f/2.2 32mm (standard)
DxOMark Main ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.	Unknown	106
DxOMark PhotoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.	Unknown	81
DxOMark VideoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.	Unknown	82
DxOMark Selfie ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.	Unknown	82

Performance

Performance
Specification	Fire E	iPhone 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 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.	Unknown	356601
Antutu 8 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.	Unknown	452921

General specs

General specs
Specification	Fire E	iPhone XS
Release date	2014 February	2018 September
Colors	Slate Dark Chocolate Mozilla Orange	Space Gray Silver Gold
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	70 EUR	1150 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	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
Specification	Fire E	iPhone 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 42.2/5.76 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 Wi-Fi Direct 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	3.0 A2DP	5.0 A2DP LE

Music and Audio

Music and Audio
Specification	Fire E	iPhone XS
Radio	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
Specification	Fire E	iPhone XS
Dop	Sensors Accelerometer proximity compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -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)