Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
#8149
Toshiba Excite Pure
#7288Category Breakdown
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Toshiba Excite Pure
Performance
51.354.3
Camera
41.841.8
Display
70.570.5
Battery
43.543.5
Build
63.863.8
Overall
52.853.7
Summary
- The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE features a robust build with an 8.9-inch IPS LCD display at a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, offering a higher pixel density compared to the Toshiba Excite Pure's 10.1-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.
- In terms of performance, the Kindle is powered by a dual-core TI OMAP 4470 chipset, while the Excite Pure utilizes a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3, although the Kindle has more RAM at 32GB versus the Excite's 16GB.
- Camera capabilities are slightly better on the Excite Pure with a 1.2 MP rear camera compared to the Kindle's 1.3 MP, but the Kindle lacks video recording.
- Battery capacity is notably higher in the Excite Pure at 25mAh, while both devices run on customized versions of Android, with the Kindle on 4.0 and the Excite Pure on 4.2.1, upgradable to 4.3.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Toshiba Excite Pure
General
Release Date
2012
2013
Announced
2012
2013
Description
Tablet with no support for GSM voice communication, SMS, and MMS
N/A
Display
Size
8.9"
10.1"
Type
IPS LCD
LED-backlit IPS LCD
Resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~254 ppi density)
1280 x 800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~149 ppi density)
PPI
1920
1280
Refresh Rate
60Hz
60Hz
Peak Brightness
N/A
N/A
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
N/A
N/A
Performance
Chipset
TI OMAP 4470
Nvidia Tegra 3
CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
Quad-core
GPU
PowerVR SGX544
N/A
Memory
32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
16GB 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
No
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Camera
Main Camera
1.3 MP
1.2 MP
Main Camera Details
1.3 MP
1.2 MP
Front Camera
N/A
N/A
Front Camera Details
N/A
N/A
Video Recording
No
Yes
Selfie Video
N/A
N/A
OIS
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
N/A
25 mAh
Battery Details
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Li-Po (25 Wh)
Charging Details
N/A
N/A
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Design
Dimensions
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
261.6 x 177.8 x 10.2 mm (10.30 x 7.00 x 0.40 in)
Weight
575 g
598.7 g
Materials
N/A
N/A
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
Black
Silver
Foldable
✗
✗
Connectivity
SIM
Mini-SIM
No
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE
No cellular connectivity
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE
N/A
5G
✗
✗
4G
✓
✗
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
Yes
4.0, A2DP
NFC
✗
✗
USB
2.0
microUSB 2.0
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS, A-GPS
GPS
Software
Operating System
Android 4.0 (customized)
Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
OS Version
Android 4.0 (customized)
Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Security
Fingerprint
✗
✗
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✓
✓
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes