Amazon Fire Phone vs Apple iPhone SE

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

    iPhone SE: 47 g lighter

    Fire Phone:
    160 g
    iPhone SE:
    113 g
  • Width

    iPhone SE: 7.9 mm narrower

    Fire Phone:
    66.5 mm
    iPhone SE:
    58.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    iPhone SE: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Fire Phone:
    4.7 in
    iPhone SE:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Fire Phone:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
    iPhone SE:
    Apple A9 (14 nm)
  • Depth

    iPhone SE: 1.3 mm thinner

    Fire Phone:
    8.9 mm
    iPhone SE:
    7.6 mm
  • Height

    iPhone SE: 15.4 mm shorter

    Fire Phone:
    139.2 mm
    iPhone SE:
    123.8 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.

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    Height:
    139.2 mm +15.4 mm versus iPhone SE
    Width:
    66.5 mm +7.9 mm versus iPhone SE
    Depth:
    8.9 mm +1.3 mm versus iPhone SE
  2. 2. iPhone SE

    Height:
    123.8 mm
    Width:
    58.6 mm
    Depth:
    7.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    160 g

    +47 g versus iPhone SE

  2. 2. iPhone SE

    113 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.

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²
  2. 2. iPhone SE

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

Fire Phone has approximately 38.1% more rectangular screen area than iPhone SE.

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 Phone, iPhone SE, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire PhoneiPhone SE
16 GB Not recorded 2 GB RAM
32 GB Recorded for all phones 2 GB RAM 2 GB RAM
64 GB Recorded for all phones 2 GB RAM 2 GB RAM
128 GB Not recorded 2 GB 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 SE

NFC:
See details Yes (Apple Pay only)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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 Phone

    2400 mAh

    +776 mAh versus iPhone SE

  2. 2. iPhone SE

    1624 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire Phone2. iPhone SE

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire Phone, iPhone SE.
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone SE
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.2 Х 66.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • 123.8 Х 58.6 Х 7.6 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 113 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 640 x 1136 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32/64 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16/32/64/128 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1624 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Amazon Fire 3.5 (Android based)
  • upgradable to 3.6.5
  • iOS 9.3.2
  • upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • Apple A9 (14 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes (Apple Pay only)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire Phone, iPhone SE.
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone SE
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 44.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 60.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 326 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire Phone, iPhone SE.
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone SE
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • DTS HD sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • AF
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 29mm (standard)
  • 1/3''
  • 1.22µm
  • PDAF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • Face detection
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 1.2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
  • 1.2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 31mm (standard)
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Fire Phone, iPhone SE.
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone SE
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
Antutu 7 score *
  • 137456
  • 131789
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 17458
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2125
Unknown
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 197349
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire Phone, iPhone SE.
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone SE
Release date
  • 2014
  • June
  • 2016
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Space Gray
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 300 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 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire Phone, iPhone SE.
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone SE
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Nano-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 - A1662
  • A1723 CDMA 800 / 1900 - A1662
  • A1723 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1662
  • A1723 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1662
  • A1723 TD‑SCDMA - A1723 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 29(700) - A1662 LTE band 1(2100)
  • 7(2600)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - A1723
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
  • LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire Phone, iPhone SE.
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone SE
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
  • 16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire Phone, iPhone SE.
SpecificationFire PhoneiPhone SE
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Firefly technology
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Apple Pay (Visa
  • MasterCard
  • AMEX certified) - Supported LTE Networks