Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE vs Motorola Photon 4G MB855

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Motorola Photon 4G MB855
Motorola Photon 4G MB855
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Motorola Photon 4G MB855
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    CDMA 800, 1900
  • 3G network
    HSDPA
    CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  • 4G network
    LTE
    -
  • HSDPA speed
    HSDPA
    HSDPA
  • HSUPA speed
    HSUPA
    HSUPA
  • EV-DO speed
    -
    3.1 Mbps
  • LTE speed
    LTE
    -
  • GPRS
    Yes
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2012-9
    2011-6
  • Status
    2012-10
    2011-8
  • Design
  • SIM
    Mini-SIM
    Mini-SIM
  • Height
    240 mm
    126.9 mm
  • Width
    164 mm
    66.9 mm
  • Thickness
    8.8 mm
    12.2 mm
  • Weight
    575 g
    158 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Black
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    TFT capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    4.3 inches
  • Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    540 x 960 pixels
  • Pixel density
    254 ppi
    256 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
    Dual-core 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
  • Chipset
    TI OMAP 4470
    Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX544
    ULP GeForce
  • Memory ROM
    -
    2 GB
  • Memory RAM
    1 GB
    1 GB
  • Internal storage
    32, 64 GB
    16 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    32 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
    Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    1.3 MP
    8 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    1280 x 1024 pixels
    3264 x 2448 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    no
    720p@30fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    -
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    -
    LED flash
  • Selfie camera
  • Secondary camera
    No
    VGA camera
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes
  • Notifications
    N/A
    Vibration; MP3, WAV 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 Dual Band
    Yes
    Yes
  • WLAN wimax
    -
    WiMAX 802.16 e
  • WLAN DLNA
    -
    Yes
  • USB
    2.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v2.1
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth EDR
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
    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
    Push Email
  • Java
    No
    Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    Yes
  • Adobe Flash
    -
    Yes
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    1700 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    -
  • Talk time
    -
    10 h
  • Talk time 2G
    -
    10 h 40 min
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    9 h 10 min
  • Standby time
    -
    200 h
  • Standby time 2G
    -
    288 h
  • Standby time 3G
    -
    312 h

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