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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

General Info

Manufacturer
Amazon Alcatel
Announced
September 2012 January 2013
Status
Available - October 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors
Black Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight
575 g (20.28 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE -
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Dragon Trail Glass

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
8.9 inches [Similar] 4.66 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
58.54% 66.89%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] -
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
32/64 GB storage 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

Camera

Rear Camera
1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video
No Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
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, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML

User Memory

Internal
32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
6000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
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