alcatel Fire E vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

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.

  • Width

    Curve 8520: 3.5 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    Curve 8520:
    60 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8520: 2.04 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    Curve 8520:
    2.46 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 5.7 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    Curve 8520:
    13.9 mm
  • Height

    Curve 8520: 20 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    Curve 8520:
    109 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    Curve 8520:
    2009

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 E

    Height:
    129 mm +20 mm versus Curve 8520
    Width:
    63.5 mm +3.5 mm versus Curve 8520
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. Curve 8520

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    13.9 mm +5.7 mm versus Fire E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. Curve 8520

    106 g

    +3 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.

  1. 1. Fire E

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. Curve 8520

    Screen diagonal:
    2.46 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.7 cm²

Fire E has approximately 197.9% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8520.

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

Curve 8520: Original memory entry

256 MB

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. Curve 8520

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

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 E

    1700 mAh

    +550 mAh versus Curve 8520

  2. 2. Curve 8520

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Curve 8520

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, Curve 8520.
SpecificationFire ECurve 8520
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 109 Х 60 Х 13.9 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 106 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.46" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 256 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • BlackBerry OS 5.0
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, Curve 8520.
SpecificationFire ECurve 8520
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 18.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 28.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 163 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, Curve 8520.
SpecificationFire ECurve 8520
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 320p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire E, Curve 8520.
SpecificationFire ECurve 8520
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • 512 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, Curve 8520.
SpecificationFire ECurve 8520
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2009
  • July
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 70 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 408 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, Curve 8520.
SpecificationFire ECurve 8520
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
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, Curve 8520.
SpecificationFire ECurve 8520
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Dedicated music keys
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, Curve 8520.
SpecificationFire ECurve 8520
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input Optical trackpad