Phone Comparison - HTC Primo vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

HTC Primo
htc primo
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Amazon
Announced Not Officially Announced September 2012
Status Cancelled Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 58.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes No
Front Camera No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh)
Capacity tandard battery, Li- 6000 mAh
Stand by -
Talk Time Up to 10 h