Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs BLU Studio 5.3 S

Amazon Kindle Fire HD
amazon kindle fire hd
BLU Studio 5.3 S
blu studio 5.3 s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon BLU
Announced September 2012 April 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight 395 g (13.93 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 5.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.55% 64.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No dual-LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video No Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge No Class 12
3G No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4400 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)