Phone Comparison - Philips W8355 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Philips W8355
philips w8355
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Philips Amazon
Announced January 2013 September 2012
Status Available - March 2013 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.6 x 79 x 10.9 mm
(5.81 x 3.11 x 0.43 in)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 224.5 g (7.9.0.18 oz) 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 N/A
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 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 203 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 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 5.3 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.30% 58.54%
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes No
Front Camera No [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 Yes No
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Yes, 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 4 GB ROM, 512 MB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh)
Capacity 3000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 742 h -
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 10 h