alcatel Fire E vs Samsung Galaxy J4

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 J4:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Fire E: 72 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    Galaxy J4:
    175 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 13.7 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    Galaxy J4:
    77.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire E: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    Galaxy J4:
    5.5 in
  • Height

    Fire E: 22.7 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    Galaxy J4:
    151.7 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    Galaxy J4:
    2018

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 J4

    Height:
    151.7 mm +22.7 mm versus Fire E
    Width:
    77.2 mm +13.7 mm versus Fire E
    Depth:
    8.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. Galaxy J4

    175 g

    +72 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 J4

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²

Galaxy J4 has approximately 49.4% 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 J4, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire EGalaxy J4
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. Galaxy J4

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 J4

    3000 mAh

    +1300 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Galaxy J4

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J4.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J4
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 151.7 Х 77.2 Х 8.1 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 175 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded 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 (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Unknown
  • Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J4.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J4
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%
  • 71.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J4.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J4
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.9
  • 28mm (wide)
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.2
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J4.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J4
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T720 MP2
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J4.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J4
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2018
  • May
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Orchid Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy 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
  • Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 80 h
Body build Unknown
  • plastic body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J4.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J4
SIM card
  • 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
  • Pakistan -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300) - India
  • Pakistan
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • 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
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.36 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J4.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J4
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy J4.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy J4
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Versions: J400F/DS (Global DS); J400G/DS