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alcatel Fire E vs Lenovo S856

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: 72 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    S856:
    175 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 14.3 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    S856:
    77.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire E: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    S856:
    5.5 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 0.8 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    S856:
    9 mm
  • Height

    Fire E: 22 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    S856:
    151 mm

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. S856

    Height:
    151 mm +22 mm versus Fire E
    Width:
    77.8 mm +14.3 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. S856

    175 g

    +72 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. S856

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

S856 has approximately 49.4% 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.

Recorded RAM for Fire E, S856, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire ES856
8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
Fire E: 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. S856

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. S856

    2500 mAh

    +800 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. S856

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, S856.
SpecificationFire ES856
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 151 Х 77.8 Х 9 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 175 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB 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
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, S856.
SpecificationFire ES856
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 71.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, S856.
SpecificationFire ES856
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.6 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 1.6 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Fire E, S856.
SpecificationFire ES856
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 305
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 18562
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 336
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1077
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, S856.
SpecificationFire ES856
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2014
  • October
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 210 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 456 h (2G) / Up to 312 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, S856.
SpecificationFire ES856
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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 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
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, S856.
SpecificationFire ES856
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, S856.
SpecificationFire ES856
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity