Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Dell Venue 8 vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Dell Asus
Announced September 2013 October 2013 March 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 16,500 ($184.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 in)
Weight 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Taiwan
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU Adreno 330 - PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches 8.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.00% 67.11% 64.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA+ HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity - 4100 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h - Up to 28 h (3G)