alcatel Fire E vs Samsung I9305 Galaxy S III

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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
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Fire E: 28 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    131 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 7.1 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    70.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire E: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    4.8 in
  • Height

    Fire E: 7.6 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    136.6 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    2012

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. I9305 Galaxy S III

    Height:
    136.6 mm +7.6 mm versus Fire E
    Width:
    70.6 mm +7.1 mm versus Fire E
    Depth:
    8.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. I9305 Galaxy S III

    131 g

    +28 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. I9305 Galaxy S III

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

I9305 Galaxy S III has approximately 13.8% 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, I9305 Galaxy S III, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire EI9305 Galaxy S III
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. I9305 Galaxy S III

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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. I9305 Galaxy S III

    2100 mAh

    +400 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. I9305 Galaxy S III

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationFire EI9305 Galaxy S III
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 136.6 Х 70.6 Х 8.6 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 131 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4.8" 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 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.4 (KitKat); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Unknown
  • Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationFire EI9305 Galaxy S III
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 63.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 65.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 306 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationFire EI9305 Galaxy S III
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.6
  • 1/3''
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.9 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 1.9 MP
  • f/2.6
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Fire E, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationFire EI9305 Galaxy S III
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400MP4
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 20000
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1253
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationFire EI9305 Galaxy S III
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2012
  • September
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Titanium Gray
  • Sapphire Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 320 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 580 h (2G) / Up to 390 h (LTE)/ 510 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationFire EI9305 Galaxy S III
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 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 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 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationFire EI9305 Galaxy S III
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationFire EI9305 Galaxy S III
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Also known as Samsung GALAXY S III LTE