HTC One S vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Amazon |
| Announced | |
| February 2012 | September 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2012 | Available - October 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm (5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in) |
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz) | 567 g (20 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | N/A |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v4.0 (customized) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A 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 | |
| 16 GB | 16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | No |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection | - |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization | No |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | No [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | No |
| Edge | |
| Yes | No |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA | No |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, with A2DP |
| 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 (MHL) v2.0 | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | No |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 (Amazon Silk) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 1 GB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 1650 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | |