alcatel Fire E vs ZTE nubia Z17 miniS

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.

  • Weight

    Fire E: 52 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    nubia Z17 miniS:
    155 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 7.7 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    nubia Z17 miniS:
    71.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire E: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    nubia Z17 miniS:
    5.2 in
  • Depth

    nubia Z17 miniS: 0.6 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    nubia Z17 miniS:
    7.6 mm
  • Height

    Fire E: 18.5 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    nubia Z17 miniS:
    147.5 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    nubia Z17 miniS:
    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.

  1. 1. Fire E

    Height:
    129 mm
    Width:
    63.5 mm
    Depth:
    8.2 mm +0.6 mm versus nubia Z17 miniS
  2. 2. nubia Z17 miniS

    Height:
    147.5 mm +18.5 mm versus Fire E
    Width:
    71.2 mm +7.7 mm versus Fire E
    Depth:
    7.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. nubia Z17 miniS

    155 g

    +52 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. nubia Z17 miniS

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

nubia Z17 miniS has approximately 33.5% 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, nubia Z17 miniS, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire Enubia Z17 miniS
64 GB Unknown 6 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. nubia Z17 miniS

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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. nubia Z17 miniS

    3200 mAh

    +1500 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. nubia Z17 miniS

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, nubia Z17 miniS.
SpecificationFire Enubia Z17 miniS
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 147.5 Х 71.2 Х 7.6 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 155 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 7.1 (Nougat); nubia UI 5
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, nubia Z17 miniS.
SpecificationFire Enubia Z17 miniS
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 71.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, nubia Z17 miniS.
SpecificationFire Enubia Z17 miniS
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 1/3''
  • 1.12µm
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0 5 MP
  • f/2.2
  • depth sensor
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire E, nubia Z17 miniS.
SpecificationFire Enubia Z17 miniS
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 510
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, nubia Z17 miniS.
SpecificationFire Enubia Z17 miniS
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2017
  • October
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black Gold
  • Deep Blue
  • Aegean Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 200 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
  • Front/back glass
  • metal frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, nubia Z17 miniS.
SpecificationFire Enubia Z17 miniS
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Hybrid 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 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/100 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/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, nubia Z17 miniS.
SpecificationFire Enubia Z17 miniS
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • 24-bit/192kHz audio -DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, nubia Z17 miniS.
SpecificationFire Enubia Z17 miniS
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging