Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs LG G Pad 8.0

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
LG G Pad 8.0
lg g pad 8.0
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon LG
Announced September 2012 May 2014
Status Available - October 2012 Available - July 2014
Colors Black White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
210.8 x 124.2 x 9.9 mm
(8.3 x 4.89 x 0.39 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 342 g (12.06 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 70.89%
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] 5 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video No Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSDPA, HSUPA
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, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported

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 4200 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -