Amazon Fire Phone vs Motorola DROID Maxx
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.
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Display technology
OLED versus LCD
- Fire Phone:
- LCD
- DROID Maxx:
- OLED
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Weight
Fire Phone: 7 g lighter
- Fire Phone:
- 160 g
- DROID Maxx:
- 167 g
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Width
Fire Phone: 4.7 mm narrower
- Fire Phone:
- 66.5 mm
- DROID Maxx:
- 71.2 mm
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Screen diagonal
Fire Phone: 0.3 in smaller diagonal
- Fire Phone:
- 4.7 in
- DROID Maxx:
- 5 in
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Chipset
- Fire Phone:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
- DROID Maxx:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro
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Release year
- Fire Phone:
- 2014
- DROID Maxx:
- 2013
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. Fire Phone
- Height:
- 139.2 mm
- Width:
- 66.5 mm
- Depth:
- 8.9 mm
2. DROID Maxx
- Height:
- 137.5 mm
- Width:
- 71.2 mm +4.7 mm versus Fire Phone
- Depth:
- 8.5 mm
Weight
Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.
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. Fire Phone
- Screen diagonal:
- 4.7 in
- Aspect ratio (height:width):
- 16:9
- Approximate rectangular screen area:
- 60.9 cm²
2. DROID Maxx
- Screen diagonal:
- 5 in
- Aspect ratio (height:width):
- 16:9
- Approximate rectangular screen area:
- 68.9 cm²
DROID Maxx has approximately 13.2% more rectangular screen area than Fire Phone.
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.
| Storage | Fire Phone | DROID Maxx |
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| 16 GB | Not recorded | 2 GB RAM |
| 32 GB Recorded for all phones | 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 64 GB | 2 GB RAM | Not recorded |
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. DROID Maxx
- NFC:
- Yes
- 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.
Specifications
Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.
Everyday essentials
| Specification | Fire Phone | DROID Maxx |
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| Dimensions (HxWxD) |
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| Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded. |
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| Memory card support |
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| Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied. |
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| Operating system OS |
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| Chipset |
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| NFC |
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| Headphone jack |
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Display
| Specification | Fire Phone | DROID Maxx |
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| Touchscreen |
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| Display colors |
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| Screen area |
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| Screen format |
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| Screen to body ratio |
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| PPI /points per inch/ |
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| Screen protection |
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Camera and Video
| Specification | Fire Phone | DROID Maxx |
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| Rear camera, main |
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| Camera specs |
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| Functions |
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| Video |
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| Front camera, selfie |
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| Specifications |
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Performance
Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
| Specification | Fire Phone | DROID Maxx |
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| Processor CPU |
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| Graphics processor GPU |
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| Antutu 7 score * |
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| GeekBench 4 Single Core * |
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| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * |
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General specs
| Specification | Fire Phone | DROID Maxx |
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| Release date |
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| Colors |
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| Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. |
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| Battery life |
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Communication and Connectivity
| Specification | Fire Phone | DROID Maxx |
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| SIM card |
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| Network |
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| Speed |
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| GPRS |
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| Edge |
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| Wi-Fi |
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| GPS |
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| USB |
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| Bluetooth |
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| Harmful irradiation | Unknown |
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Music and Audio
| Specification | Fire Phone | DROID Maxx |
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| Radio |
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| Others |
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Other features
| Specification | Fire Phone | DROID Maxx |
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| Dop |
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