Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE vs HTC First
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Amazon | HTC |
| Announced | |
| September 2012 | April 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2012 | Available - April 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black | White, Black, Pale Blue, Red |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
126 x 65 x 8.9 mm (4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 575 g (20.28 oz) | 124 g (4.37 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE 850/1900 MHz |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0 (customized) | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB storage | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | N/A |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Amazon Silk) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 16 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 2000 mAh (not remova |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 436 h 48 min |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 14 h 18 min |