Sony Xperia T LTE vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Amazon |
| Announced | |
| October 2012 | September 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2012 | Available - October 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Silver | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
129.4 x 67.3 x 9.4 mm (5.09 x 2.65 x 0.37 in) |
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 148 g (5.22 oz) | 567 g (20 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT30at HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LT30a |
N/A |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - LT30at | - |
| 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 Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 225 [Similar] | 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 32 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] | 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | No |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization | - |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer | No |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] | No [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Up to 70.4 kbps | No |
| Edge | |
| Up to 236.8 kbps | No |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL | No |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v3.1 with A2DP | Yes, with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 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 32 GB | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 1850 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 450 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 7 h | Up to 10 h |