alcatel Fire E vs Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam

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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
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Fire E: 53 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    156 g
  • Width

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 3.7 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    3.7 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 6.7 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    14.9 mm
  • Height

    I8520 Galaxy Beam: 6 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    I8520 Galaxy Beam:
    123 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 +6 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam
    Width:
    63.5 mm +3.7 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    Height:
    123 mm
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    14.9 mm +6.7 mm versus Fire E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    156 g

    +53 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. I8520 Galaxy Beam

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

Fire E has approximately 43.3% more rectangular screen area than I8520 Galaxy Beam.

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

I8520 Galaxy Beam: Original memory entry

16 GB · 384 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. I8520 Galaxy Beam

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. I8520 Galaxy Beam

    1800 mAh

    +100 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. I8520 Galaxy Beam

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationFire EI8520 Galaxy Beam
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 123 Х 59.8 Х 14.9 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 156 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 3.7" 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
  • 16 GB
  • 384 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 2.1 (Eclair)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationFire EI8520 Galaxy Beam
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 39.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 53.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 252 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationFire EI8520 Galaxy Beam
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Fire E, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationFire EI8520 Galaxy Beam
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • 720 MHz
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 3020
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationFire EI8520 Galaxy Beam
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 260 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
  • Stand by time- Up to 630 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationFire EI8520 Galaxy Beam
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationFire EI8520 Galaxy Beam
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, I8520 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationFire EI8520 Galaxy Beam
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Built-in WVGA projector -MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/Xvid/DivX player -Photo editor -ThinkFree Office Mobile document editor