Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation 4G vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013)

HTC Sensation 4G
htc sensation 4g
Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013)
amazon kindle fire hd (2013)
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Amazon
Announced April 2011 September 2013
Status Available - June 2011 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm
(7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 345 g (12.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dolby Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] -
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 57.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] No [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording No
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps No
Edge Up to 560 kbps No
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes
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 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1520 mAh -
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 10 h