Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Asus Memo Pad 8

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
Asus Memo Pad 8
asus memo pad 8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Asus
Announced September 2012 September 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black Gray, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
212.4 x 127.4 x 10 mm
(8.36 x 5.02 x 0.39 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 350 g (12.35 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A
3G Network N/A N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [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

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) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 68.35%
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, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - -
Video No Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No
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

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 (22.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 3950 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 9 h (multimedia)