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alcatel Fire E vs Maxwest Nitro 5.5

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.

  • WeightFire E: 71 g lighterFire E: 103 g · Nitro 5.5: 174 g
  • WidthFire E: 15.3 mm narrowerFire E: 63.5 mm · Nitro 5.5: 78.8 mm
  • Screen diagonalFire E: 1 in smaller diagonalFire E: 4.5 in · Nitro 5.5: 5.5 in
  • DepthFire E: 0.5 mm thinnerFire E: 8.2 mm · Nitro 5.5: 8.7 mm
  • HeightFire E: 27.2 mm shorterFire E: 129 mm · Nitro 5.5: 156.2 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2015Fire E: 2014 · Nitro 5.5: 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.

Front
Fire E: 129 × 63.5 mm 1 Nitro 5.5: 156.2 × 78.8 mm 2
Side
Fire E: 129 × 8.2 mm 1 Nitro 5.5: 156.2 × 8.7 mm 2
  1. 1. Fire E
    Height
    129 mm
    Width
    63.5 mm
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    103 g
  2. 2. Nitro 5.5
    Height
    156.2 mm
    Width
    78.8 mm
    Depth
    8.7 mm
    Weight
    174 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationFire ENitro 5.5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 156.2 Х 78.8 Х 8.7 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 174 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memoryRecorded 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
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationFire ENitro 5.5
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%
  • 67.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 200 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationFire ENitro 5.5
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@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationFire ENitro 5.5
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs
SpecificationFire ENitro 5.5
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2015
  • January
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
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 350 h Talking time- Up to 14 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationFire ENitro 5.5
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual 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
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
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
SpecificationFire ENitro 5.5
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationFire ENitro 5.5
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity