alcatel Fire E vs Samsung Galaxy A20

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Fire E:
    LCD
    Galaxy A20:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Fire E: 66 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    Galaxy A20:
    169 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 11.2 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    Galaxy A20:
    74.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire E: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    Galaxy A20:
    6.4 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Fire E:
    Single
    Galaxy A20:
    Dual
  • Height

    Fire E: 29.4 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    Galaxy A20:
    158.4 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. Galaxy A20

    Height:
    158.4 mm +29.4 mm versus Fire E
    Width:
    74.7 mm +11.2 mm versus Fire E
    Depth:
    7.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. Galaxy A20

    169 g

    +66 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. Galaxy A20

    Screen diagonal:
    6.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    100.5 cm²

Galaxy A20 has approximately 80.1% 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, Galaxy A20, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire EGalaxy A20
32 GB Unknown 3 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. Galaxy A20

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 1 TB (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. Galaxy A20

    4000 mAh

    +2300 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Galaxy A20

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy A20.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy A20
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 158.4 Х 74.7 Х 7.8 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 169 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 6.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 720 x 1560 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Unknown
  • Exynos 7884 (14 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy A20.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy A20
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 100.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 85.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 268 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy A20.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy A20
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.9
  • 28mm (wide)
  • AF - 5 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 12mm (ultrawide)
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy A20.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy A20
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.35 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-G71 MP2
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 88456
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 235
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 852
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy A20.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy A20
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2019
  • March
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
  • Deep Blue
  • Red
  • Coral Orange
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 200 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
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • plastic body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy A20.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy A20
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes (market/region dependent)
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy A20.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy A20
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy A20.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy A20
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 15W - Versions: SM-A205F/DS
  • SM-A205FN/DS (Global)
  • SM-A205U (USA)
  • SM-A205GN/DS
  • SM-A205YN
  • SM-A205G/DS
  • SM-A205W (Canada)