Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs Karbonn A30

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Amazon Karbonn
Announced October 2012 September 2012 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - September 2012 Available
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black Black/White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 in)
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in (0.31 x 0.21 x 0.01 in))
193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
166 x 91 x 10.7 mm
(6.54 x 3.58 x 0.42 in)
Weight 312 g (11.01 oz) 395 g (13.93 oz) 280 g (9.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
N/A GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455 N/A HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454 - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460 Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX540 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 7.9 inches 7.0 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (158 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 53.55% 65.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization No Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion battery (16.43 Wh) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4400 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 11 h Up to 10 h