Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) vs Dell Venue 7

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Amazon Dell
Announced June 2012 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - September 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm
(7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
193 x 118 x 9.6 mm
(7.6 x 4.65 x 0.38 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 345 g (12.17 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
2G Network N/A No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A No HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dolby Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU ULP GeForce - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 57.92% 62.18%
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 no yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP No 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling - Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p No Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G N/A No HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes Yes Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh)
Capacity 4325 mAh - 4100 mAh
Stand by 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h -