alcatel Fire E vs HTC Desire 500

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: 20 g lighter

  Fire E:

  103 g

  Desire 500:

  123 g

• Width

  Fire E: 3.4 mm narrower

  Fire E:

  63.5 mm

  Desire 500:

  66.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 500: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Fire E:

  4.5 in

  Desire 500:

  4.3 in

• Depth

  Fire E: 1.7 mm thinner

  Fire E:

  8.2 mm

  Desire 500:

  9.9 mm

• Height

  Fire E: 2.8 mm shorter

  Fire E:

  129 mm

  Desire 500:

  131.8 mm

• Release year

  Fire E:

  2014

  Desire 500:

  2013

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

2. 2. Desire 500

   Height:

   131.8 mm +2.8 mm versus Fire E

   Width:

   66.9 mm +3.4 mm versus Fire E

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +1.7 mm 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. Desire 500

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

Fire E has approximately 6.1% more rectangular screen area than Desire 500.

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

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