Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Amazon Amazon
Announced July 2013 September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm
(7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
186 x 128 x 9 mm
(7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 in)
Weight 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 345 g (12.17 oz) 303 g/ 311 g (10.69 oz/ 10.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
No HSDPA
4G Network LTE - LTE Version - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dolby Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8/16 GB 16/32/64 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.49% 57.92% 59.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels No 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection - -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps No Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSPA+; LTE No HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes No Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3950 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h Up to 11 h