Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
asus zenfone 2 ze551ml
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Asus
Announced September 2012 January 2015
Status Available - October 2012 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red, Ceramic Whit
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz
Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
Intel Atom Z3560 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2/4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 70.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No dual-LED (dual tone)
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video No 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -