Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HDX vs Dell Venue 8

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
amazon kindle fire hdx
Dell Venue 8
dell venue 8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Dell
Announced September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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 303 g/ 311 g (10.69 oz/ 10.97 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.84% 67.11%
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, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML

memory User Memory

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

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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh)
Capacity - 4100 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h -