Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Lenovo IdeaTab A1000

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
Lenovo IdeaTab A1000
lenovo ideatab a1000
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Lenovo
Announced September 2012 January 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
199 x 121 x 10.7 mm
(7.83 x 4.76 x 0.42 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A
3G Network N/A N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

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 8317 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 4/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 56.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Auto focus,
Video No Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0
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, USB On-the-go
GPS No Yes
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 7 h