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alcatel Fire E vs T-Mobile MDA Compact V

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: 14 g lighterFire E: 103 g · MDA Compact V: 117 g
  • WidthMDA Compact V: 10.4 mm narrowerMDA Compact V: 53.1 mm · Fire E: 63.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Compact V: 1.3 in smaller diagonalMDA Compact V: 3.2 in · Fire E: 4.5 in
  • DepthFire E: 5.5 mm thinnerFire E: 8.2 mm · MDA Compact V: 13.7 mm
  • HeightMDA Compact V: 21.1 mm shorterMDA Compact V: 107.9 mm · Fire E: 129 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2009Fire E: 2014 · MDA Compact V: 2009

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 MDA Compact V: 107.9 × 53.1 mm 2
Side
Fire E: 129 × 8.2 mm 1 MDA Compact V: 107.9 × 13.7 mm 2
  1. 1. Fire E
    Height
    129 mm+21.1 mm versus MDA Compact V
    Width
    63.5 mm+10.4 mm versus MDA Compact V
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    103 g
  2. 2. MDA Compact V
    Height
    107.9 mm
    Width
    53.1 mm
    Depth
    13.7 mm+5.5 mm versus Fire E
    Weight
    117 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E103 g
  2. 2. MDA Compact V117 g

    +14 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 MDA Compact V: 3.2 in, 5:3, About 29.1 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Fire E 4.5 in · 16:9 About 55.8 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. MDA Compact V 3.2 in · 5:3 About 29.1 cm² rectangular area

Fire E has approximately 91.5% more rectangular screen area than MDA Compact V.

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

MDA Compact V: Original memory entry

288 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

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. MDA Compact V

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Fire E1700 mAh

    +600 mAh versus MDA Compact V

  2. 2. MDA Compact V1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. MDA Compact V

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationFire EMDA Compact V
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 107.9 Х 53.1 Х 13.7 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 117 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 288 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7200A
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationFire EMDA Compact V
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 29.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 50.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 292 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationFire EMDA Compact V
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
SpecificationFire EMDA Compact V
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs
SpecificationFire EMDA Compact V
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2009
  • February
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
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 500 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationFire EMDA Compact V
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 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationFire EMDA Compact V
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation -Touch-sensitive zoom bar -Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
SpecificationFire EMDA Compact V
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player