alcatel Fire E vs Lenovo A3900

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: 54 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    A3900:
    157 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 8.3 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    A3900:
    71.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire E: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    A3900:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 0.8 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    A3900:
    9 mm
  • Height

    Fire E: 13.8 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    A3900:
    142.8 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    A3900:
    2015

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
    Width:
    63.5 mm
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. A3900

    Height:
    142.8 mm +13.8 mm versus Fire E
    Width:
    71.8 mm +8.3 mm versus Fire E
    Depth:
    9 mm +0.8 mm versus Fire E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. A3900

    157 g

    +54 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. A3900

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²

A3900 has approximately 23.5% more rectangular screen area than Fire E.

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

A3900: 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. A3900

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

  2. 2. A3900

    2300 mAh

    +600 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. A3900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, A3900.
SpecificationFire EA3900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 142.8 Х 71.8 Х 9 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 157 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 480 x 854 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
  • 2300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6752 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, A3900.
SpecificationFire EA3900
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 67.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 196 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, A3900.
SpecificationFire EA3900
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
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire E, A3900.
SpecificationFire EA3900
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Octa-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T760MP2
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, A3900.
SpecificationFire EA3900
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2015
  • May
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
  • Pearl White
  • Silver
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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, A3900.
SpecificationFire EA3900
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, A3900.
SpecificationFire EA3900
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, A3900.
SpecificationFire EA3900
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Preliminary specifications