alcatel Fire E vs HTC Desire VC

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.

  • Weight

    Fire E: 16 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    Desire VC:
    119 g
  • Width

    Desire VC: 1.2 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    Desire VC:
    62.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Desire VC: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    Desire VC:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 1.3 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    Desire VC:
    9.5 mm
  • Height

    Desire VC: 9.5 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    Desire VC:
    119.5 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    Desire VC:
    2012

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 +9.5 mm versus Desire VC
    Width:
    63.5 mm +1.2 mm versus Desire VC
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. Desire VC

    Height:
    119.5 mm
    Width:
    62.3 mm
    Depth:
    9.5 mm +1.3 mm versus Fire E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. Desire VC

    119 g

    +16 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. Desire VC

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

Fire E has approximately 22.6% more rectangular screen area than Desire VC.

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

Desire VC: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 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. Desire VC

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

    +50 mAh versus Desire VC

  2. 2. Desire VC

    1650 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Desire VC

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, Desire VC.
SpecificationFire EDesire VC
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 119.5 Х 62.3 Х 9.5 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 119 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
Unknown
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
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
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI 4
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, Desire VC.
SpecificationFire EDesire VC
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 61.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, Desire VC.
SpecificationFire EDesire VC
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire E, Desire VC.
SpecificationFire EDesire VC
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, Desire VC.
SpecificationFire EDesire VC
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2012
  • June
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 150 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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, Desire VC.
SpecificationFire EDesire VC
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, Desire VC.
SpecificationFire EDesire VC
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Beats Audio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, Desire VC.
SpecificationFire EDesire VC
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input