Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs BlackBerry Torch 9850

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
BlackBerry Torch 9850
BlackBerry Torch 9850
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
BlackBerry Torch 9850
  • Network
  • 2G network
    CDMA 800, 1900
  • 3G network
    -
    HSDPA 2100
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    14.4 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    5.76 Mbps
  • EV-DO speed
    -
    3.1 Mbps
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2012-9
    2011-8
  • Status
    2012-10
    2011-8
  • Design
  • SIM
    No
    Mini-SIM
  • Height
    240 mm
    120 mm
  • Width
    164 mm
    62 mm
  • Thickness
    8.8 mm
    11.5 mm
  • Weight
    567 g
    135 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Black
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    TFT capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    3.7 inches
  • Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    480 x 800 pixels
  • Pixel density
    254 ppi
    252 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
    1.2 GHz Scorpion
  • Chipset
    TI OMAP 4470
    Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX544
    Adreno 205
  • Memory RAM
    1 GB
    768 MB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32 GB
    4 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    32 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
    BlackBerry OS 7
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    1.3 MP
    5 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    1280 x 1024 pixels
    2592 x 1944 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    no
    720p
  • 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 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
  • Bluetooth EDR
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    No
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • Features
  • Messaging SMS
    -
    SMS
  • Messaging MMS
    -
    MMS
  • Messaging Email
    Email
    Email
  • Messaging IM
    IM
    IM
  • Messaging Push Email
    Push Email
    Push Email
  • Messaging BBM 6
    -
    BBM 6
  • Java
    No
    Yes
  • Java MIDP
    -
    MIDP 2.1
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    Yes
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    1230 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    -
  • Talk time
    -
    6 h 50 min
  • Standby time
    -
    320 h

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