Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Sony Xperia ion LTE

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Sony Xperia ion LTE
Sony Xperia ion LTE
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Sony Xperia ion LTE
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    HSDPA
    HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100
  • 4G network
    LTE
    LTE 700 MHz Class 17, 1700, 2100
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
  • HSPA+ speed
    HSPA+
    -
  • LTE speed
    LTE
    LTE, Cat3, 100 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2013-9
    2012-1
  • Status
    2013-11
    2012-6
  • Design
  • SIM
    Micro-SIM
    Mini-SIM
  • Height
    231 mm
    133 mm
  • Width
    158 mm
    68 mm
  • Thickness
    7.8 mm
    10.8 mm
  • Weight
    374 g
    144 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Black, White
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    4.55 inches
  • Resolution
    2560 x 1600 pixels
    720 x 1280 pixels
  • Pixel density
    339 ppi
    323 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
    Dual-core 1.5 GHz
  • Chipset
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
    Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
  • GPU
    Adreno 330
    Adreno 220
  • Memory RAM
    2 GB
    1 GB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32, 64 GB
    16 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    32 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean)
    Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    8 MP
    12 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    3264 x 2448 pixels
    4000 x 3000 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    video
    1080p@30fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    autofocus
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    LED flash
    LED flash
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    1.3 MP
  • Selfie camera video
    720p
    720p@30fps
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes
  • Notifications
    Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
    Vibration; MP3 ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    -
  • Radio FM
    -
    Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
    Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • WLAN WiFi Hotspot
    -
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Direct
    -
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    Yes
    -
  • WLAN WiFi Upnp
    -
    Yes
  • USB
    microUSB 2.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v2.1
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth EDR
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
    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
  • Adobe Flash
    -
    Yes
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    1900 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Talk time
    12 h
    -
  • Talk time 2G
    -
    10 h
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    4 h
  • Standby time
    -
    -
  • Standby time 2G
    -
    400 h
  • Standby time 3G
    -
    350 h

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