Amazon Fire HD 8 vs HTC U11 Plus

Amazon Fire HD 8

HTC U11 Plus

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat15, 800 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front/back glass & aluminum frame
SIM

No

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

214 mm

158.5 mm
Width

128 mm

74.9 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

311 g

188 g
Waterproof

-

IP68
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Magenta, Tangerine

Amazing Silver, Ceramic Black, Translucent Black

Main camera
Main camera

5 MP

12 MP, f/1.7
Primary camera resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps
Primary camera flash

-

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR video
Primary camera video stereo sound record

-

24-bit/192kHz
Camera features

Yes

1.4 µm pixel size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

Yes

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity