Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX vs Acer Iconia A1-830

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Amazon Acer
Announced July 2013 September 2013 January 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black Black White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
186 x 128 x 9 mm
(7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 in)
8.15 mm thickness
(0.32 in thickness)
Weight 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 303 g/ 311 g (10.69 oz/ 10.97 oz) 380 g (13.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA No
4G Network LTE - LTE Version LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.49% 59.84% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSPA+; LTE HSPA+, LTE No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) TBD
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB 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 present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3950 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 11 h -