alcatel Fire E vs Samsung Galaxy J1

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

    Fire E: 19 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    Galaxy J1:
    122 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 4.7 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    Galaxy J1:
    68.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Galaxy J1: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    Galaxy J1:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 0.7 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    Galaxy J1:
    8.9 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    Galaxy J1:
    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.

  1. 1. Fire E

    Height:
    129 mm
    Width:
    63.5 mm
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. Galaxy J1

    Height:
    129 mm
    Width:
    68.2 mm +4.7 mm versus Fire E
    Depth:
    8.9 mm +0.7 mm versus Fire E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. Galaxy J1

    122 g

    +19 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 J1

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²

Fire E has approximately 6.1% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy J1.

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

Galaxy J1: 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 J1

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 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

  2. 2. Galaxy J1

    1850 mAh

    +150 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Galaxy J1

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J1.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J1
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 129 Х 68.2 Х 8.9 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded 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 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1850 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Spreadtrum
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J1.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J1
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 59.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J1.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J1
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 31mm (standard)
  • 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

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

Performance — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J1.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J1
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 12355
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J1.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J1
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2015
  • January
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 110 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
  • Talking time- Up to 10 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Unknown
  • plastic body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J1.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J1
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-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 model only)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 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
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head) 0.77 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J1.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J1
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • recording
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J1.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J1
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Versions: Samsung J100F
  • J100FN
  • J100H
  • J100H/DD
  • J100H/DS
  • J100M
  • J100MU Also known as Samsung Galaxy J1 Duos with dual-SIM card slots