Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9

Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad mini wi-fi + cellular
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Amazon
Announced October 2012 September 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 in)
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in (0.31 x 0.21 x 0.01 in))
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
Weight 312 g (11.01 oz) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454 LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR 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 Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 h