Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD

Apple iPhone 3G
apple iphone 3g
Amazon Kindle Fire HD
amazon kindle fire hd
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Amazon
Announced June 2008 September 2012
Status Discontinued Available - September 2012
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 395 g (13.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR MBX [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 53.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features -
Video No No
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery (16.43 Wh)
Capacity 4400 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 11 h