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alcatel Fire E vs Meizu M5c

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Meizu M5c

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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: 32 g lighterFire E: 103 g · M5c: 135 g
  • WidthFire E: 7 mm narrowerFire E: 63.5 mm · M5c: 70.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalFire E: 0.5 in smaller diagonalFire E: 4.5 in · M5c: 5 in
  • HeightFire E: 15 mm shorterFire E: 129 mm · M5c: 144 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2017Fire E: 2014 · M5c: 2017

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 M5c: 144 × 70.5 mm 2
Side
Fire E: 129 × 8.2 mm 1 M5c: 144 × 8.3 mm 2
  1. 1. Fire E
    Height
    129 mm
    Width
    63.5 mm
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    103 g
  2. 2. M5c
    Height
    144 mm+15 mm versus Fire E
    Width
    70.5 mm+7 mm versus Fire E
    Depth
    8.3 mm
    Weight
    135 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E103 g
  2. 2. M5c135 g

    +32 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.

Screen size
Fire E: 4.5 in, 16:9, About 55.8 cm² rectangular area 1 M5c: 5 in, 16:9, About 68.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Fire E 4.5 in · 16:9 About 55.8 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. M5c 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area

M5c 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.

Recorded RAM by storage capacity and phone
StorageFire EM5c
16 GB Unknown 2 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. M5c

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Fire E1700 mAh
  2. 2. M5c3000 mAh

    +1300 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. M5c

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationFire EM5c
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 144 Х 70.5 Х 8.3 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow); Flyme 6
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationFire EM5c
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%
  • 67.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationFire EM5c
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.0
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • panorama
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.2
Performance
Performance
SpecificationFire EM5c
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T720MP1
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 26323
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 552
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1437
GeekBench 4 RenderScriptLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1023
General specs
General specs
SpecificationFire EM5c
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2017
  • May
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Gold
  • Pink
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 140 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
SpecificationFire EM5c
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationFire EM5c
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Other features
Other features
SpecificationFire EM5c
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro (digital)
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as Meizu A5
  • Meizu Charm Blue A5