Motorola Fire vs Philips S388

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

    Fire: 26.5 g lighter

    Fire:
    110 g
    S388:
    136.5 g
  • Width

    Fire: 9.1 mm narrower

    Fire:
    58 mm
    S388:
    67.1 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Fire:
    2.8 in
    S388:
    4.5 in
  • Depth

    S388: 4.4 mm thinner

    Fire:
    13.5 mm
    S388:
    9.1 mm
  • Height

    Fire: 14.5 mm shorter

    Fire:
    116.5 mm
    S388:
    131 mm
  • Release year

    Fire:
    2011
    S388:
    2014

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

    Height:
    116.5 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +4.4 mm versus S388
  2. 2. S388

    Height:
    131 mm +14.5 mm versus Fire
    Width:
    67.1 mm +9.1 mm versus Fire
    Depth:
    9.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire

    110 g

  2. 2. S388

    136.5 g

    +26.5 g versus Fire

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

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. S388

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

S388 has approximately 129.9% more rectangular screen area than Fire.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. S388

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (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

    1400 mAh

  2. 2. S388

    1700 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Fire

Specifications

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1. Fire2. S388

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire, S388.
SpecificationFireS388
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116.5 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 131 Х 67.1 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 136.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire, S388.
SpecificationFireS388
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 35.9%
  • 63.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire, S388.
SpecificationFireS388
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire, S388.
SpecificationFireS388
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire, S388.
SpecificationFireS388
Release date
  • 2011
  • December
  • 2014
  • Q3
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire, S388.
SpecificationFireS388
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire, S388.
SpecificationFireS388
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire, S388.
SpecificationFireS388
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - For Brazil
  • Sensors Accelerometer