Phone Comparison - Motorola ATRIX 2 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs BLU Life One

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Amazon BLU
Announced October 2011 September 2013 March 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126 x 66 x 10 mm
(4.96 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
144 x 73 x 8.9 mm
(5.67 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 330 PowerVR Series 5XT
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16/32/64 GB 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 8.9 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.37% 63.00% 65.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1785 mAh - 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 382 h - Up to 850 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 50 min Up to 12 h Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)