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alcatel Fire E vs ZTE Blade A3

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: 61 g lighterFire E: 103 g · Blade A3: 164 g
  • WidthFire E: 12.3 mm narrowerFire E: 63.5 mm · Blade A3: 75.8 mm
  • Screen diagonalFire E: 1 in smaller diagonalFire E: 4.5 in · Blade A3: 5.5 in
  • HeightFire E: 23.4 mm shorterFire E: 129 mm · Blade A3: 152.4 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2017Fire E: 2014 · Blade A3: 2017

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 Blade A3: 152.4 × 75.8 mm 2
Side
Fire E: 129 × 8.2 mm 1 Blade A3: 152.4 × 8.2 mm 2
  1. 1. Fire E
    Height
    129 mm
    Width
    63.5 mm
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    103 g
  2. 2. Blade A3
    Height
    152.4 mm+23.4 mm versus Fire E
    Width
    75.8 mm+12.3 mm versus Fire E
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    164 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E103 g
  2. 2. Blade A3164 g

    +61 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 Blade A3: 5.5 in, 16:9, About 83.4 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Fire E 4.5 in · 16:9 About 55.8 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Blade A3 5.5 in · 16:9 About 83.4 cm² rectangular area

Blade A3 has approximately 49.4% 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 by storage capacity and phone
StorageFire EBlade A3
32 GB Unknown 3 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. Blade A3

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 256 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
  2. 2. Blade A34000 mAh

    +2300 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Blade A3

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationFire EBlade A3
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 152.4 Х 75.8 Х 8.2 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 164 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6737T (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationFire EBlade A3
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 72.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationFire EBlade A3
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Dual
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 5 MP 2 MP
  • depth sensor
Performance
Performance
SpecificationFire EBlade A3
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T720MP2
General specs
General specs
SpecificationFire EBlade A3
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2017
  • November
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Blue
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 150 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
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • plastic body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationFire EBlade A3
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationFire EBlade A3
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationFire EBlade A3
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity