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alcatel Fire E vs LG Thrive P506

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

    Thrive P506: 12 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    Thrive P506:
    91 g
  • Width

    Thrive P506: 4.5 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    Thrive P506:
    59 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Thrive P506: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    Thrive P506:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 4.8 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    Thrive P506:
    13 mm
  • Height

    Thrive P506: 15 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    Thrive P506:
    114 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    Thrive P506:
    2011

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 +15 mm versus Thrive P506
    Width:
    63.5 mm +4.5 mm versus Thrive P506
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. Thrive P506

    Height:
    114 mm
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    13 mm +4.8 mm versus Fire E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

    +12 g versus Thrive P506

  2. 2. Thrive P506

    91 g

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. Thrive P506

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²

Fire E has approximately 83.1% more rectangular screen area than Thrive P506.

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

Thrive P506: Original memory entry

160 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. Thrive P506

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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 Thrive P506

  2. 2. Thrive P506

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Thrive P506

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, Thrive P506.
SpecificationFire EThrive P506
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 114 Х 59 Х 13 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 91 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 160 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
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 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, Thrive P506.
SpecificationFire EThrive P506
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 45.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, Thrive P506.
SpecificationFire EThrive P506
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire E, Thrive P506.
SpecificationFire EThrive P506
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, Thrive P506.
SpecificationFire EThrive P506
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2011
  • April
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • 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
  • Stand by time- Up to 480 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, Thrive P506.
SpecificationFire EThrive P506
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 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
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, Thrive P506.
SpecificationFire EThrive P506
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, Thrive P506.
SpecificationFire EThrive P506
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/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - For AT&T