alcatel Fire E vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

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 S5 Plus:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Fire E: 42 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    Galaxy S5 Plus:
    145 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 9 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    Galaxy S5 Plus:
    72.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire E: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    Galaxy S5 Plus:
    5.1 in
  • Height

    Fire E: 13 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    Galaxy S5 Plus:
    142 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 S5 Plus

    Height:
    142 mm +13 mm versus Fire E
    Width:
    72.5 mm +9 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 S5 Plus

    145 g

    +42 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 S5 Plus

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

Galaxy S5 Plus has approximately 28.4% 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 S5 Plus, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire EGalaxy S5 Plus
16 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
32 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 S5 Plus

NFC:
Yes
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 S5 Plus

    2800 mAh

    +1100 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Galaxy S5 Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy S5 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy S5 Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 142 Х 72.5 Х 8.1 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 16/32 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
  • 2800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy S5 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy S5 Plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 71.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 69.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 432 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy S5 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy S5 Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 16 MP
  • 1/2.6''
  • 1.12µm
  • PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • Dual video call
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@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 S5 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy S5 Plus
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 420
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 51725
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1010
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2615
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 3290
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy S5 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy S5 Plus
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2014
  • October
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Charcoal Black
  • Copper Gold
  • Electric Blue
  • Shimmery White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 380 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 75 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy S5 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy S5 Plus
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.61 W/kg (head) 0.38 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy S5 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy S5 Plus
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy S5 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy S5 Plus
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer
  • gesture
  • heart rate
  • Infrared port - Qi wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus G901F