Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs BlackBerry Curve 8980

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
BlackBerry Curve 8980
BlackBerry Curve 8980
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
BlackBerry Curve 8980
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2012-9
    2014-12
  • Status
    2012-10
  • Design
  • SIM
    No
    Mini-SIM
  • Height
    240 mm
    109 mm
  • Width
    164 mm
    60 mm
  • Thickness
    8.8 mm
    13.6 mm
  • Weight
    567 g
    117 g
  • Keyboard
    -
    QWERTY
  • Colors
    Black
    Black
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    TFT
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    2.4 inches
  • Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    480 x 360 pixels
  • Pixel density
    254 ppi
    250 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    -
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
  • Chipset
    TI OMAP 4470
    -
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX544
    -
  • Memory RAM
    1 GB
    -
  • Internal storage
    16, 32 GB
    256 MB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    32 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
    BlackBerry OS 5.0
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    1.3 MP
    3.15 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    1280 x 1024 pixels
    2048 x 1536 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    no
    video
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    -
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    -
    LED flash
  • Selfie camera
  • Secondary camera
    No
    No
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes
  • Notifications
    N/A
    Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    No
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
    Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    Yes
    -
  • USB
    2.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v2.1
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    No
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • Features
  • Messaging SMS
    -
    SMS(threaded view)
  • Messaging MMS
    -
    MMS
  • Messaging Email
    Email
    Email
  • Messaging IM
    IM
    IM
  • Messaging Push Email
    Push Email
    -
  • Java
    No
    Yes
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    Yes
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    -
  • Talk time
    -
    -
  • Standby time
    -
    -

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