Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad 8 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Asus Memo Pad 8
asus memo pad 8
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
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general 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

hardware 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

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.35% 58.54%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - -
Video Yes, 720p No
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity 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)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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-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