Amazon Kindle Fire vs HTC Sensation XE
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Amazon | HTC |
| Announced | |
| September 2011 | September 2011 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2011 | Available - October 2011 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm (7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in) |
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in) |
| Weight | |
| 413 g (14.57 oz) | 151 g (5.33 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (customized) | Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] | Adreno 220 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 768 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB storage | 4 GB (1 GB user available) |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 32GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Up to 80 kbps |
| Edge | |
| No | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | |
| No | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| No | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes | Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| No | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Amazon Silk) | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 4400 mAh | 1730 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 310 h (2G) Up to 540 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) Up to 7 h 20 min (3G) |