Amazon Fire HD 8 vs Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Amazon Fire HD 8

Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500); LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 38(2600), 41(2500) - USA
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

5 MP

12 MP, f/1.7
Primary camera resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p

2160p@30fps (USA)/1080p@30fps (EMEA)
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Camera features

Yes

Geo-tagging, auto-HDR, face 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
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

Yes

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro

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