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alcatel Fire E vs Sony Ericsson P990

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.

  • WeightFire E: 47 g lighterFire E: 103 g · P990: 150 g
  • WidthP990: 6.5 mm narrowerP990: 57 mm · Fire E: 63.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalP990: 1.8 in smaller diagonalP990: 2.7 in · Fire E: 4.5 in
  • DepthFire E: 17.8 mm thinnerFire E: 8.2 mm · P990: 26 mm
  • HeightP990: 15 mm shorterP990: 114 mm · Fire E: 129 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2005Fire E: 2014 · P990: 2005

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.

Front
Fire E: 129 × 63.5 mm 1 P990: 114 × 57 mm 2
Side
Fire E: 129 × 8.2 mm 1 P990: 114 × 26 mm 2
  1. 1. Fire E
    Height
    129 mm+15 mm versus P990
    Width
    63.5 mm+6.5 mm versus P990
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    103 g
  2. 2. P990
    Height
    114 mm
    Width
    57 mm
    Depth
    26 mm+17.8 mm versus Fire E
    Weight
    150 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E103 g
  2. 2. P990150 g

    +47 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.

Screen size
Fire E: 4.5 in, 16:9, About 55.8 cm² rectangular area 1 P990: 2.7 in, 4:3, About 22.6 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Fire E 4.5 in · 16:9 About 55.8 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. P990 2.7 in · 4:3 About 22.6 cm² rectangular area

Fire E has approximately 147.3% more rectangular screen area than P990.

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

P990: Original memory entry

64 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. P990

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details Memory Stick Duo Pro · 64 MB included

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. P990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationFire EP990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 114 Х 57 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • Memory Stick Duo Pro
  • 64 MB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationFire EP990
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 34.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationFire EP990
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
SpecificationFire EP990
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs
SpecificationFire EP990
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2005
  • Q4
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Premium Silver
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 220 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 400 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationFire EP990
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationFire EP990
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
SpecificationFire EP990
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -SyncML -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo - P990i UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHzP990c UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland