Phone Comparison - Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD

Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE
motorola photon q 4g lte
Amazon Kindle Fire HD
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Amazon
Announced July 2012 September 2012
Status Available - August 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 395 g (13.93 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
N/A
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
N/A
4G Network LTE 1900 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.12% 53.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps No
Front Camera Yes, HD [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge No No
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery (16.43 Wh)
Capacity 1785 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 11 h