Amazon Fire Phone vs Orange San Diego

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

    San Diego: 43 g lighter

    Fire Phone:
    160 g
    San Diego:
    117 g
  • Width

    San Diego: 3.5 mm narrower

    Fire Phone:
    66.5 mm
    San Diego:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    San Diego: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Fire Phone:
    4.7 in
    San Diego:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Fire Phone:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
    San Diego:
    Intel Atom Z2460
  • Depth

    Fire Phone: 1.1 mm thinner

    Fire Phone:
    8.9 mm
    San Diego:
    10 mm
  • Height

    San Diego: 16.2 mm shorter

    Fire Phone:
    139.2 mm
    San Diego:
    123 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 +16.2 mm versus San Diego
    Width:
    66.5 mm +3.5 mm versus San Diego
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
  2. 2. San Diego

    Height:
    123 mm
    Width:
    63 mm
    Depth:
    10 mm +1.1 mm versus Fire Phone

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    160 g

    +43 g versus San Diego

  2. 2. San Diego

    117 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. San Diego

    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 San Diego.

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, San Diego, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire PhoneSan Diego
32 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
San Diego: Original memory entry

16 GB (12 GB user available) · 1 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. San Diego

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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. San Diego

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire Phone, San Diego.
SpecificationFire PhoneSan Diego
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.2 Х 66.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • 123 Х 63 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 117 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 600 x 1024 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 GB (12 GB user available)
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • No
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
  • Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • Intel Atom Z2460
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire Phone, San Diego.
SpecificationFire PhoneSan Diego
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 45.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 58.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 297 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire Phone, San Diego.
SpecificationFire PhoneSan Diego
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • DTS HD sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
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, San Diego.
SpecificationFire PhoneSan Diego
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • 1.6 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • PowerVR SGX540
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, San Diego.
SpecificationFire PhoneSan Diego
Release date
  • 2014
  • June
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 190 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 336 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire Phone, San Diego.
SpecificationFire PhoneSan Diego
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 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
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire Phone, San Diego.
SpecificationFire PhoneSan Diego
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
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire Phone, San Diego.
SpecificationFire PhoneSan Diego
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Firefly technology
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - HDMI port -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input - Previously known as Orange Santa Clara