Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL

Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013)
amazon kindle fire hd (2013)
Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL
asus memo pad 8 me581cl
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Asus
Announced September 2013 June 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black White, Pink, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 191 x 128 x 10.6 mm
(7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 299 g (10.55 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features Dolby Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR G6430 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.92% 70.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera No [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Geo-tagging
Video No Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity - -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 9 h (multimedia)