Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra
alcatel one touch idol ultra
Add 3rd Phone

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Alcatel
Announced September 2012 January 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass

hardware 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 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] PowerVR SXG531T [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage, 1 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 66.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video No Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSDPA 7.2Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)