Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX vs Dell Venue 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Amazon Dell
Announced September 2012 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
186 x 128 x 9 mm
(7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 in)
212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 303 g/ 311 g (10.69 oz/ 10.97 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 330 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 59.84% 67.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - - Geo-tagging
Video No Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSPA+, LTE HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh)
Capacity 6000 mAh - 4100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 11 h -