alcatel Fire E vs Lenovo A690

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: 31 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    A690:
    134 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 1.5 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    A690:
    65 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A690: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    A690:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 2.8 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    A690:
    11 mm
  • Height

    A690: 5 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    A690:
    124 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    A690:
    2013

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 +5 mm versus A690
    Width:
    63.5 mm
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. A690

    Height:
    124 mm
    Width:
    65 mm +1.5 mm versus Fire E
    Depth:
    11 mm +2.8 mm versus Fire E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. A690

    134 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.

  1. 1. Fire E

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. A690

    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 A690.

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

A690: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM · 512 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. A690

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

    +200 mAh versus A690

  2. 2. A690

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. A690

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, A690.
SpecificationFire EA690
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 124 Х 65 Х 11 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 134 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
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
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 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
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, A690.
SpecificationFire EA690
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%
  • 56.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, A690.
SpecificationFire EA690
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Fire E, A690.
SpecificationFire EA690
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX531
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 1145
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, A690.
SpecificationFire EA690
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2013
  • January
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 90 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, A690.
SpecificationFire EA690
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
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
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, A690.
SpecificationFire EA690
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, A690.
SpecificationFire EA690
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity