Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend G500 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Huawei Ascend G500
huawei ascend g500
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Amazon
Announced November 2012 September 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65 x 11 mm
(5.12 x 2.56 x 0.43 in)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MTK 6577 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX531 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.39% 58.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, 720p No
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSPA+ No
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 No
Browser HTML HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 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 Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh)
Capacity 1930 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h