Phone Comparison - ZTE Anthem 4G vs Amazon Kindle Fire

ZTE Anthem 4G
zte anthem 4g
Amazon Kindle Fire
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general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Amazon
Announced September 2012 September 2011
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2011
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.1 x 68.1 x 13.7 mm
(5.12 x 2.68 x 0.54 in)
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm
(7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
Weight 189.9 g (6.67.0.32 oz) 413 g (14.57 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO N/A
4G Network LTE 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB (2.3 GB user available) 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 1024 x 600 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.38% 60.16%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] N/A [Similar]
Flash LED flash N/A
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus N/A
Video Yes, 1080p N/A
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] N/A [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR No
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML5 HTML (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2.3 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8GB storage, 512 MB 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1780 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by Up to 244 h -
Talk Time Up to 4 h -