alcatel Fire E vs Samsung Galaxy Star 2 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.

  • Weight

    Fire E: 26 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    Galaxy Star 2 Plus:
    129 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 2.4 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    Galaxy Star 2 Plus:
    65.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Galaxy Star 2 Plus: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    Galaxy Star 2 Plus:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 1.2 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    Galaxy Star 2 Plus:
    9.4 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 Star 2 Plus

    Height:
    129.7 mm
    Width:
    65.9 mm +2.4 mm versus Fire E
    Depth:
    9.4 mm +1.2 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 Star 2 Plus

    129 g

    +26 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 Star 2 Plus

    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 Star 2 Plus.

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 Star 2 Plus: 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 Star 2 Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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 Star 2 Plus

    1800 mAh

    +100 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Galaxy Star 2 Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy Star 2 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy Star 2 Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 129.7 Х 65.9 Х 9.4 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 129 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 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy Star 2 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy Star 2 Plus
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%
  • 61.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy Star 2 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy Star 2 Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 320p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy Star 2 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy Star 2 Plus
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 6973
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy Star 2 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy Star 2 Plus
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2014
  • July
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
  • White
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
  • Talking time- Up to 17 h Music play - Up to 32 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy Star 2 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy Star 2 Plus
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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
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
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head) 0.49 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy Star 2 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy Star 2 Plus
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, Galaxy Star 2 Plus.
SpecificationFire EGalaxy Star 2 Plus
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer Also known as Samsung Galaxy Star Advance