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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Apple iPad Air

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Apple iPad Air
Apple iPad Air
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Apple iPad Air
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    -
    HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
  • 4G network
    -
    LTE
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    21 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    5.76 Mbps
  • DC-HSDPA speed
    -
    42 Mbps
  • EV-DO speed
    -
    3.1 Mbps
  • LTE speed
    -
    100 Mbps
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2012-9
    2013-10
  • Status
    2012-10
    2013-11
  • Design
  • SIM
    No
    Nano-SIM
  • Height
    240 mm
    240 mm
  • Width
    164 mm
    169.5 mm
  • Thickness
    8.8 mm
    7.5 mm
  • Weight
    567 g
    469 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Silver, Space Gray
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    9.7 inches
  • Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    1536 x 2048 pixels
  • Pixel density
    254 ppi
    264 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
    Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone
  • Chipset
    TI OMAP 4470
    Apple A7
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX544
    PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
  • Memory RAM
    1 GB
    1 GB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32 GB
    16, 32, 64, 128 GB
  • Memory card
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
    iOS 7
  • Main camera
  • Camera type
    -
    Photo / Video
  • Main camera
    1.3 MP
    5 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    1280 x 1024 pixels
    2592 x 1944 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    no
    1080p@30fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    -
    autofocus
  • Selfie camera
  • Secondary camera
    No
    -
  • Selfie camera
    1.2 MP
  • Secondary camera face detection
    -
    face detection
  • Secondary camera face time
    -
    FaceTime
  • Selfie camera video
    -
    720p@30fps
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes, with stereo speakers
  • Notifications
    N/A
    N/A
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    No
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • WLAN WiFi Hotspot
    -
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    Yes
    Yes
  • USB
    2.0
    Lightning, USB 2.0
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v4.0
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth EDR
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    No
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
    -
    Yes
  • Features
  • Messaging Email
    Email
    Email
  • Messaging IM
    IM
    IM
  • Messaging iMessage
    -
    iMessage
  • Messaging Push Email
    Push Email
    Push Email
  • Java
    No
    No
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    HTML (Safari)
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Po
  • Battery capacity
    -
    8600 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Talk time
    -
    10 h
  • Standby time
    -
    -

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