Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia TL vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Sony Xperia TL
sony xperia tl
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Amazon
Announced October 2012 September 2012
Status Released - November 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black, White, Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.5 x 66 x 10.1 mm
(5.1 x 2.6 x 0.4 in)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.68% 58.54%
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 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer No
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 70.4 kbps No
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 1 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 1850 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 10 h