Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HDX vs Dell Venue 8 vs Apple iPad Air 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Dell Apple
Announced September 2013 October 2013 October 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 186 x 128 x 9 mm
(7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 in)
212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 303 g/ 311 g (10.69 oz/ 10.97 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 8.1
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X
GPU Adreno 330 - PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.0 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.84% 67.11% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 720p Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA+ DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity - 4100 mAh 8600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h - Up to 10 h (multimedia)