alcatel Fire E vs Nokia 6790 Surge

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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: 20.9 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    6790 Surge:
    123.9 g
  • Width

    6790 Surge: 5.6 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    6790 Surge:
    57.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    6790 Surge: 2.1 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    6790 Surge:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 7.3 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    6790 Surge:
    15.5 mm
  • Height

    6790 Surge: 31.5 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    6790 Surge:
    97.5 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    6790 Surge:
    2009

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 +31.5 mm versus 6790 Surge
    Width:
    63.5 mm +5.6 mm versus 6790 Surge
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. 6790 Surge

    Height:
    97.5 mm
    Width:
    57.9 mm
    Depth:
    15.5 mm +7.3 mm versus Fire E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. 6790 Surge

    123.9 g

    +20.9 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. 6790 Surge

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

Fire E has approximately 213% more rectangular screen area than 6790 Surge.

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

6790 Surge: Original memory entry

128 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. 6790 Surge

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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 6790 Surge

  2. 2. 6790 Surge

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. 6790 Surge

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, 6790 Surge.
SpecificationFire E6790 Surge
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 97.5 Х 57.9 Х 15.5 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 123.9 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 128 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 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
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 3.2
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, 6790 Surge.
SpecificationFire E6790 Surge
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 31.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, 6790 Surge.
SpecificationFire E6790 Surge
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 320p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire E, 6790 Surge.
SpecificationFire E6790 Surge
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, 6790 Surge.
SpecificationFire E6790 Surge
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2009
  • July
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
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, 6790 Surge.
SpecificationFire E6790 Surge
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.57 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.31 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, 6790 Surge.
SpecificationFire E6790 Surge
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • 2.5 mm audio jack
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, 6790 Surge.
SpecificationFire E6790 Surge
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • MP4/3GP player -MP3/WAV/AAC player -Quickoffice
  • PDF Reader -Voice memo -Predictive text input - For AT&T