Asus Memo Pad 8 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Amazon |
| Announced | |
| September 2013 | September 2012 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - Q4 2013 | Available - October 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Gray, White, Pink | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
212.4 x 127.4 x 10 mm (8.36 x 5.02 x 0.39 in) |
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 350 g (12.35 oz) | 567 g (20 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.0 (customized) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.6 GHz [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | No |
| Edge | |
| No | No |
| 3G | |
| N/A | No |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v3.0 | Yes, with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| No | No |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Amazon Silk) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 1 GB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 3950 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 9 h (multimedia) | Up to 10 h |