Amazon Fire Phone vs Palm Palm

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.

  • Width

    Palm: 16 mm narrower

    Fire Phone:
    66.5 mm
    Palm:
    50.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Palm: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

    Fire Phone:
    4.7 in
    Palm:
    3.3 in
  • Memory variants

    At 32 GB storage

    Fire Phone:
    2 GB RAM
    Palm:
    3 GB RAM
  • Chipset

    Fire Phone:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
    Palm:
    Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Fire Phone: 1.1 mm thinner

    Fire Phone:
    8.9 mm
    Palm:
    10 mm
  • Height

    Palm: 42.7 mm shorter

    Fire Phone:
    139.2 mm
    Palm:
    96.5 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 +42.7 mm versus Palm
    Width:
    66.5 mm +16 mm versus Palm
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
    Weight:
    160 g
  2. 2. Palm

    Height:
    96.5 mm
    Width:
    50.5 mm
    Depth:
    10 mm +1.1 mm versus Fire Phone
    Weight:
    Unknown

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. Palm

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

Fire Phone has approximately 102.8% more rectangular screen area than Palm.

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, Palm, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire PhonePalm
32 GB Recorded for all phones 2 GB RAM 3 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. Palm

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

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

    +1600 mAh versus Palm

  2. 2. Palm

    800 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire Phone2. Palm

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire Phone, Palm.
SpecificationFire PhonePalm
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.2 Х 66.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • 96.5 Х 50.5 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 3.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 720 x 1280 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
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Amazon Fire 3.5 (Android based)
  • upgradable to 3.6.5
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Fire Phone, Palm.
SpecificationFire PhonePalm
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 30.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 61.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 445 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire Phone, Palm.
SpecificationFire PhonePalm
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
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
  • 8 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Fire Phone, Palm.
SpecificationFire PhonePalm
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • Adreno 505
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, Palm.
SpecificationFire PhonePalm
Release date
  • 2014
  • June
  • 2018
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Titanium
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
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3)
  • aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire Phone, Palm.
SpecificationFire PhonePalm
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Nano-SIMeSIM
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: -3G - HSDPA 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
  • LTE
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
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire Phone, Palm.
SpecificationFire PhonePalm
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, Palm.
SpecificationFire PhonePalm
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Firefly technology
  • Sensors Infrared face recognition
  • accelerometer
  • proximity - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Also known as Palm PVG100 (Pepito) Requires pairing with a mobile phone to work