Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE

Amazon Kindle Fire HD
amazon kindle fire hd
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9 lte
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Amazon
Announced September 2012 September 2012
Status Available - September 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 395 g (13.93 oz) 575 g (20.28 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.55% 58.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Geo-tagging
Video No No
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (16.43 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4400 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 10 h