Sony Xperia Sola vs Amazon Kindle Fire
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Announced | |
| March 2012 | September 2011 |
| Status | |
| Available - Released May 2012 | Available - November 2011 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Red | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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116 x 59 x 9.9 mm (4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in) |
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm (7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in) |
| Weight | |
| 107 g (3.77 oz) | 413 g (14.57 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | N/A |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | Android OS, v2.3 (customized) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-400 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) | 8 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| Yes, microSD | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | No |
| Edge | |
| Yes | No |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA | No |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | 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 | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML (Amazon Silk) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM | 8GB storage, 512 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| Yes, microSD | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1320 mAh | 4400 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 470 h (2G) Up to 475 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h (2G) Up to 5 h (3G) |
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