Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G vs Amazon Kindle Fire

Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G
apple ipad 2 wi-fi + 3g
Amazon Kindle Fire
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Amazon
Announced March 2011 September 2011
Status Available - March 2011 Available - November 2011
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm
(7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
Weight 607 g (21.41 oz) 413 g (14.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1024 x 600 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 60.16%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels [Similar] N/A [Similar]
Flash No N/A
Features No N/A
Video Yes, 720p@30fps N/A
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] N/A [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA; HSUPA No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR No
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8GB storage, 512 MB 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 4400 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -