Amazon Fire Phone vs Archos 40 Cesium

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

    40 Cesium: 10 g lighter

    Fire Phone:
    160 g
    40 Cesium:
    150 g
  • Screen diagonal

    40 Cesium: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Fire Phone:
    4.7 in
    40 Cesium:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Fire Phone:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
    40 Cesium:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)

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
    Width:
    66.5 mm
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
  2. 2. 40 Cesium

    Height:
    Unknown
    Width:
    Unknown
    Depth:
    Unknown

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    160 g

    +10 g versus 40 Cesium

  2. 2. 40 Cesium

    150 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. 40 Cesium

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

Fire Phone has approximately 33.7% more rectangular screen area than 40 Cesium.

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, 40 Cesium, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire Phone40 Cesium
32 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
40 Cesium: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

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. 40 Cesium

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Fire Phone2. 40 Cesium

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire Phone, 40 Cesium.
SpecificationFire Phone40 Cesium
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.2 Х 66.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • Х Х mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Amazon Fire 3.5 (Android based)
  • upgradable to 3.6.5
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • Super AMOLED
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire Phone, 40 Cesium.
SpecificationFire Phone40 Cesium
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • Super AMOLED
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire Phone, 40 Cesium.
SpecificationFire Phone40 Cesium
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
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
  • 2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Fire Phone, 40 Cesium.
SpecificationFire Phone40 Cesium
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • Adreno 302
Antutu 7 score *
  • 137456
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 17458
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2125
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire Phone, 40 Cesium.
SpecificationFire Phone40 Cesium
Release date
  • 2014
  • June
  • 2014
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • Black; Yellow and Blue (included)
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 285 h Talking time- Up to 22 h Music play - Up to 65 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire Phone, 40 Cesium.
SpecificationFire Phone40 Cesium
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
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 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
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
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire Phone, 40 Cesium.
SpecificationFire Phone40 Cesium
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
  • RDS
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
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire Phone, 40 Cesium.
SpecificationFire Phone40 Cesium
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Firefly technology
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass