Motorola Fire vs Samsung Dart T499

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

    Fire: 3 mm narrower

    Fire:
    58 mm
    Dart T499:
    61 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire: 0.34 in smaller diagonal

    Fire:
    2.8 in
    Dart T499:
    3.14 in
  • Depth

    Dart T499: 0.5 mm thinner

    Fire:
    13.5 mm
    Dart T499:
    13 mm
  • Height

    Dart T499: 12.5 mm shorter

    Fire:
    116.5 mm
    Dart T499:
    104 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

    Height:
    116.5 mm +12.5 mm versus Dart T499
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +0.5 mm versus Dart T499
  2. 2. Dart T499

    Height:
    104 mm
    Width:
    61 mm +3 mm versus Fire
    Depth:
    13 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Fire

    110 g

    +2 g versus Dart T499

  2. 2. Dart T499

    108 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

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. Dart T499

    Screen diagonal:
    3.14 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²

Dart T499 has approximately 25.8% 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. Dart T499

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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

    +200 mAh versus Dart T499

  2. 2. Dart T499

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire2. Dart T499

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire, Dart T499.
SpecificationFireDart T499
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116.5 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 104 Х 61 Х 13 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 108 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.14" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire, Dart T499.
SpecificationFireDart T499
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 35.9%
  • 48.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 127 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire, Dart T499.
SpecificationFireDart T499
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • 320p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire, Dart T499.
SpecificationFireDart T499
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 600 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire, Dart T499.
SpecificationFireDart T499
Release date
  • 2011
  • December
  • 2011
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 60 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 288 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire, Dart T499.
SpecificationFireDart T499
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
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)
  • SAR - 0.91 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.89 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire, Dart T499.
SpecificationFireDart T499
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire, Dart T499.
SpecificationFireDart T499
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
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Photo/video editor -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input (Swype) - For T-Mobile Also known as Samsung SGH-T499
  • Samsung T499
  • Samsung Tass