Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Motorola | Amazon |
| Announced | |
| July 2012 | September 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2012 | Available - October 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) |
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) | 575 g (20.28 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 1900 | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
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 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB storage | 32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE | HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE |
| 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 | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 (Amazon Silk) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM | 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1785 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 220 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 7 h 30 min | Up to 10 h |