Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs BLU Studio 5.3 S

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
BLU Studio 5.3 S
blu studio 5.3 s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon BLU
Announced September 2013 April 2013
Status Available - November 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 5.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.00% 64.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, 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) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 2800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)