Phone Comparison - Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71 vs Amazon Kindle Fire vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Amazon Amazon
Announced January 2013 September 2011 September 2012
Status Available - January 2013 Available - November 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm
(7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
Weight 320 g (11.29 oz) 413 g (14.57 oz) 395 g (13.93 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A N/A
3G Network - N/A N/A
4G Network - - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (customized) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460
GPU PowerVR SGX531u PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX540
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1024 x 600 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.07% 60.16% 53.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera VGA, 640x480 pixels N/A 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels
Flash No N/A No
Features - N/A -
Video Yes N/A No
Front Camera No [Similar] N/A [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G - No No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 No Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes No No
Browser HTML5 HTML (Amazon Silk) HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM 8GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery (16.43 Wh)
Capacity 2710 mAh 4400 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 11 h