Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q10 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

BlackBerry Q10
blackberry q10
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Amazon
Announced January 2013 September 2012
Status Available - April 2013 Available - October 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 38.91% 58.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps No
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh)
Capacity 1800 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h