Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013)

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013)
amazon kindle fire hd (2013)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Amazon
Announced September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - November 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm
(7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
Weight 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 345 g (12.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
No
3G Network HSDPA No
4G Network LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dolby Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.00% 57.92%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] No [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes No
Front Camera Yes, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity - -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 10 h