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

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Amazon
Announced September 2012 September 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 63.00%
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] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video No Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes
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, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model)
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 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 (22.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 6000 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 h