Amazon Fire HD 8 vs LG G5

Amazon Fire HD 8

LG G5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload; LTE Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

5 MP

16 MP, 8
8 MP
Primary camera resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

3-axis optical image stabilization
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Primary camera video stereo sound record

-

stereo sound record
Camera features

Yes

Geo-tagging, HDR, face/smile detection, 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
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

Yes

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
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

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity