Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Nvidia Shield LTE

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Nvidia Shield LTE
Nvidia Shield LTE
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Nvidia Shield LTE
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    -
    HSDPA 850, 1700, 1900, 2100
  • 4G network
    -
    LTE 700, 850, 1700, 1900, 2100, 2600
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    HSUPA
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    HSUPA
  • LTE speed
    -
    LTE
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2012-9
    2014-7
  • Status
    2012-10
    2014-9
  • Design
  • SIM
    No
    Micro-SIM
  • Height
    240 mm
    221 mm
  • Width
    164 mm
    126 mm
  • Thickness
    8.8 mm
    9.2 mm
  • Weight
    567 g
    390 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Black
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    Capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    8.0 inches
  • Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    1920 x 1200 pixels
  • Pixel density
    254 ppi
    283 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
    Quad-core 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A15
  • Chipset
    TI OMAP 4470
    Nvidia Tegra K1
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX544
    ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
  • Memory RAM
    1 GB
    2 GB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32 GB
    32 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
    Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    1.3 MP
    5 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    1280 x 1024 pixels
    2592 x 1944 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    no
    video
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    -
    autofocus
  • Selfie camera
  • Secondary camera
    No
    -
  • Selfie camera
    5 MP
  • Secondary camera HDR
    -
    HDR
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes, with stereo speakers
  • Notifications
    N/A
    Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
  • 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
    microUSB 2.0
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v4.0
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • bluetooth LE
    -
    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
    Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    -
  • Talk time
    -
    -
  • Standby time
    -
    -

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