Amazon Fire Phone vs Motorola A1200

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

    A1200: 38 g lighter

    Fire Phone:
    160 g
    A1200:
    122 g
  • Width

    A1200: 14.8 mm narrower

    Fire Phone:
    66.5 mm
    A1200:
    51.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A1200: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

    Fire Phone:
    4.7 in
    A1200:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Fire Phone: 12.6 mm thinner

    Fire Phone:
    8.9 mm
    A1200:
    21.5 mm
  • Height

    A1200: 43.5 mm shorter

    Fire Phone:
    139.2 mm
    A1200:
    95.7 mm
  • Release year

    Fire Phone:
    2014
    A1200:
    2005

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 +43.5 mm versus A1200
    Width:
    66.5 mm +14.8 mm versus A1200
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
  2. 2. A1200

    Height:
    95.7 mm
    Width:
    51.7 mm
    Depth:
    21.5 mm +12.6 mm versus Fire Phone

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    160 g

    +38 g versus A1200

  2. 2. A1200

    122 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. A1200

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

Fire Phone has approximately 241.4% more rectangular screen area than A1200.

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, A1200, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire PhoneA1200
32 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown

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. A1200

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated 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 Phone

    2400 mAh

    +1550 mAh versus A1200

  2. 2. A1200

    850 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire Phone2. A1200

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire Phone, A1200.
SpecificationFire PhoneA1200
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.2 Х 66.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • 95.7 Х 51.7 Х 21.5 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 320 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
Unknown
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 850 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Amazon Fire 3.5 (Android based)
  • upgradable to 3.6.5
  • Linux
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Fire Phone, A1200.
SpecificationFire PhoneA1200
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 36.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire Phone, A1200.
SpecificationFire PhoneA1200
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • DTS HD sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • QCIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Fire Phone, A1200.
SpecificationFire PhoneA1200
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • Intel XScale 312MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
Unknown
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, A1200.
SpecificationFire PhoneA1200
Release date
  • 2014
  • June
  • 2005
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • Red
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 160 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 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire Phone, A1200.
SpecificationFire PhoneA1200
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Mini-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)
Unknown
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
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire Phone, A1200.
SpecificationFire PhoneA1200
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
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
  • Handwriting and speech recognition (Chi & Eng)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire Phone, A1200.
SpecificationFire PhoneA1200
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Firefly technology
  • MP3/MP4/AAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo editor -Voice dial/memo - Also known as Motorola MING