Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9 lte
Asus Memo Pad ME172V
asus memo pad me172v
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Asus
Announced September 2012 January 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 575 g (20.28 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA -
4G Network LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware 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] 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 58.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 1 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging Video-calling
Video No Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE -
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 4270 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 7 h (multimedia)