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Amazon Fire Phone vs Palm Pre Plus

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.

  • WeightPre Plus: 22 g lighterPre Plus: 138 g · Fire Phone: 160 g
  • WidthPre Plus: 7 mm narrowerPre Plus: 59.5 mm · Fire Phone: 66.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalPre Plus: 1.6 in smaller diagonalPre Plus: 3.1 in · Fire Phone: 4.7 in
  • DepthFire Phone: 8 mm thinnerFire Phone: 8.9 mm · Pre Plus: 16.9 mm
  • HeightPre Plus: 38.7 mm shorterPre Plus: 100.5 mm · Fire Phone: 139.2 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2010Fire Phone: 2014 · Pre Plus: 2010

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.

Front
Fire Phone: 139.2 × 66.5 mm 1 Pre Plus: 100.5 × 59.5 mm 2
Side
Fire Phone: 139.2 × 8.9 mm 1 Pre Plus: 100.5 × 16.9 mm 2
  1. 1. Fire Phone
    Height
    139.2 mm+38.7 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width
    66.5 mm+7 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth
    8.9 mm
    Weight
    160 g
  2. 2. Pre Plus
    Height
    100.5 mm
    Width
    59.5 mm
    Depth
    16.9 mm+8 mm versus Fire Phone
    Weight
    138 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire Phone160 g

    +22 g versus Pre Plus

  2. 2. Pre Plus138 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.

Screen size
Fire Phone: 4.7 in, 16:9, About 60.9 cm² rectangular area 1 Pre Plus: 3.1 in, 3:2, About 28.6 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Fire Phone 4.7 in · 16:9 About 60.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Pre Plus 3.1 in · 3:2 About 28.6 cm² rectangular area

Fire Phone has approximately 112.8% more rectangular screen area than Pre Plus.

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 by storage capacity and phone
StorageFire PhonePre Plus
32 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Pre Plus: Original memory entry

16 GB · 512 MB 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. Pre Plus

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
No

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Fire Phone2400 mAh

    +1250 mAh versus Pre Plus

  2. 2. Pre Plus1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire Phone2. Pre Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationFire PhonePre Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.2 Х 66.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 138 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 3.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32/64 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Amazon Fire 3.5 (Android based)
  • upgradable to 3.6.5
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationFire PhonePre Plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 28.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 47.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 186 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationFire PhonePre Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • DTS HD sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationFire PhonePre Plus
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • PowerVR SGX
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 137456
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 17458
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 2125
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationFire PhonePre Plus
Release date
  • 2014
  • June
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 170 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 350 h (2G) / - (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationFire PhonePre Plus
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)
  • 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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
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
SpecificationFire PhonePre Plus
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
SpecificationFire PhonePre Plus
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Firefly technology
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging

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