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alcatel Fire E vs Xolo A550S IPS

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.

  • Screen diagonalA550S IPS: 0.5 in smaller diagonalA550S IPS: 4 in · Fire E: 4.5 in
  • DepthFire E: 0.9 mm thinnerFire E: 8.2 mm · A550S IPS: 9.1 mm
  • HeightA550S IPS: 4 mm shorterA550S IPS: 125 mm · Fire E: 129 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.

Front
Fire E: 129 × 63.5 mm 1 A550S IPS: 125 × 63.9 mm 2
Side
Fire E: 129 × 8.2 mm 1 A550S IPS: 125 × 9.1 mm 2
  1. 1. Fire E
    Height
    129 mm+4 mm versus A550S IPS
    Width
    63.5 mm
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    103 g
  2. 2. A550S IPS
    Height
    125 mm
    Width
    63.9 mm
    Depth
    9.1 mm+0.9 mm versus Fire E
    Weight
    Unknown

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 A550S IPS: 4 in, 5:3, About 45.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Fire E 4.5 in · 16:9 About 55.8 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. A550S IPS 4 in · 5:3 About 45.5 cm² rectangular area

Fire E has approximately 22.6% more rectangular screen area than A550S IPS.

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

A550S IPS: 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. A550S IPS

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

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

    +300 mAh versus A550S IPS

  2. 2. A550S IPS1400 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. A550S IPS

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationFire EA550S IPS
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 125 Х 63.9 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4" 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationFire EA550S IPS
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 57.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationFire EA550S IPS
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationFire EA550S IPS
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs
SpecificationFire EA550S IPS
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2014
  • July
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • White
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 600 h (2G) / Up to 570 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 21 h (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationFire EA550S IPS
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
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
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationFire EA550S IPS
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationFire EA550S IPS
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For India