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Amazon Fire Phone vs Apple iPhone 4

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.

  • WeightiPhone 4: 23 g lighteriPhone 4: 137 g · Fire Phone: 160 g
  • WidthiPhone 4: 7.9 mm narroweriPhone 4: 58.6 mm · Fire Phone: 66.5 mm
  • Screen diagonaliPhone 4: 1.2 in smaller diagonaliPhone 4: 3.5 in · Fire Phone: 4.7 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) / Apple A4 (45 nm)Fire Phone: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) · iPhone 4: Apple A4 (45 nm)
  • HeightiPhone 4: 24 mm shorteriPhone 4: 115.2 mm · Fire Phone: 139.2 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2010Fire Phone: 2014 · iPhone 4: 2010

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 Phone: 139.2 × 66.5 mm 1 iPhone 4: 115.2 × 58.6 mm 2
Side
Fire Phone: 139.2 × 8.9 mm 1 iPhone 4: 115.2 × 9.3 mm 2
  1. 1. Fire Phone
    Height
    139.2 mm+24 mm versus iPhone 4
    Width
    66.5 mm+7.9 mm versus iPhone 4
    Depth
    8.9 mm
    Weight
    160 g
  2. 2. iPhone 4
    Height
    115.2 mm
    Width
    58.6 mm
    Depth
    9.3 mm
    Weight
    137 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire Phone160 g

    +23 g versus iPhone 4

  2. 2. iPhone 4137 g

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 Phone: 4.7 in, 16:9, About 60.9 cm² rectangular area 1 iPhone 4: 3.5 in, 3:2, About 36.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Fire Phone 4.7 in · 16:9 About 60.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. iPhone 4 3.5 in · 3:2 About 36.5 cm² rectangular area

Fire Phone has approximately 66.9% more rectangular screen area than iPhone 4.

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 PhoneiPhone 4
32 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
iPhone 4: Original memory entry

8/16/32 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 Phone

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details panorama

2. iPhone 4

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
No

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 Phone2400 mAh

    +980 mAh versus iPhone 4

  2. 2. iPhone 41420 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire Phone2. iPhone 4

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone 4
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.2 Х 66.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • 115.2 Х 58.6 Х 9.3 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 137 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 640 x 960 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32/64 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 8/16/32 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1420 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Amazon Fire 3.5 (Android based)
  • upgradable to 3.6.5
  • iOS 4
  • upgradable to iOS 7.1.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • Apple A4 (45 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone 4
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 54.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 330 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone 4
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • DTS HD sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.8
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.75µm
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
  • VGA
  • Videocalling over Wi-Fi only
Performance
Performance
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone 4
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • PowerVR SGX535
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 137456
  • 4152
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 17458
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 2125
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone 4
Release date
  • 2014
  • June
  • 2010
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 200 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 285 h Talking time- Up to 22 h Music play - Up to 65 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Unknown
  • Front/back glass & aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone 4
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 20(800) LTE band 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.93 W/kg (head) 0.74 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone 4
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others
  • 3D Dynamic Perspective UI (based on 4 front cameras) -System wide tilt
  • auto-scroll
  • swivel
  • and peek functions
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone 4
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Firefly technology
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Scratch-resistant glass back panel