Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 2X vs Amazon Kindle Fire

LG Optimus 2X
lg optimus 2x
Amazon Kindle Fire
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Amazon
Announced December 2010 September 2011
Status Available - February 2011 Available - November 2011
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.49 x 0.43 in )
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm
(7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 413 g (14.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 1024 x 600 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.28% 60.16%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] N/A [Similar]
Flash LED flash N/A
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization N/A
Video Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps N/A
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] N/A [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge Class 12 No
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP No
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8GB storage, 512 MB 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h 50 min -