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alcatel Fire E vs BlackBerry 8700c

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: 31 g lighterFire E: 103 g · 8700c: 134 g
  • WidthFire E: 6 mm narrowerFire E: 63.5 mm · 8700c: 69.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal8700c: 1.9 in smaller diagonal8700c: 2.6 in · Fire E: 4.5 in
  • DepthFire E: 11.3 mm thinnerFire E: 8.2 mm · 8700c: 19.5 mm
  • Height8700c: 19 mm shorter8700c: 110 mm · Fire E: 129 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2004Fire E: 2014 · 8700c: 2004

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 8700c: 110 × 69.5 mm 2
Side
Fire E: 129 × 8.2 mm 1 8700c: 110 × 19.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Fire E
    Height
    129 mm+19 mm versus 8700c
    Width
    63.5 mm
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    103 g
  2. 2. 8700c
    Height
    110 mm
    Width
    69.5 mm+6 mm versus Fire E
    Depth
    19.5 mm+11.3 mm versus Fire E
    Weight
    134 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E103 g
  2. 2. 8700c134 g

    +31 g versus Fire E

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.

Screen size
Fire E: 4.5 in, 16:9, About 55.8 cm² rectangular area 1 8700c: 2.6 in, 4:3, About 20.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Fire E 4.5 in · 16:9 About 55.8 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. 8700c 2.6 in · 4:3 About 20.9 cm² rectangular area

Fire E has approximately 166.7% more rectangular screen area than 8700c.

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 E: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

8700c: Original memory entry

64 MB · 16 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 E

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

2. 8700c

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
No

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Fire E1700 mAh

    +600 mAh versus 8700c

  2. 2. 8700c1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. 8700c

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationFire E8700c
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 110 Х 69.5 Х 19.5 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 134 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
Unknown
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64 MB
  • 16 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
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • BlackBerry OS
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationFire E8700c
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 27.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationFire E8700c
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationFire E8700c
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Intel PXA901 312 MHz
General specs
General specs
SpecificationFire E8700c
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2004
  • Q4
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
Unknown
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
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 450 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationFire E8700c
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationFire E8700c
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Other features
Other features
SpecificationFire E8700c
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Organizer BlackBerry 8700c in US from Cingular WirelessBlackBerry 8700r in Canada from Rogers WirelessBlackBerry 8700f in France from OrangeBlackBerry 8700v for Vodafone