BlackBerry Pearl 8100 vs Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Pearl 8100 vs Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better device? Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB)
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3 Advantages 
26 Advantages | 2 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Pearl 8100 | Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | AT&T Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, Verizon Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 LTE |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Amazon |
| Release date | 9/7/2006 | 10/21/2014 |
| Depth | 14.5 millimeters (0.57 inches) | 7.8 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 50 x 107 millimeters (1.97 x 4.21 in) | 158 x 231 millimeters (6.22 x 9.09 in) |
| Weight | 90 grams (3.15 ounces) | 389 grams (13.62 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 2.2" inches | 8.9" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~29.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~62.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x260 pixels | 2560x1600 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 161 PPI | 339 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.1 | Android 4.4.2 KitKat |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 2.5GHz Krait 450 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 420 Blaze |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| RAM memory | 32MB SDRAM | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 32GB (24GB available) |
| External storage | Until 2GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE 700/1700/2100 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 1.3 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 1.2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1280x960 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3 | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, AC3 |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro-B USB SlimPort |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 4.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Gyroscope |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 900 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.5 hours | 14 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| Call control | Not supported | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Wireless external keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Red • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Wallpapers • Java framework | • Colors: Black • Fire OS 4 Sangria UI • Amazon Appstore • Amazon Silk • Dolby Atmos audio • Free cloud storage for all Amazon content • Text-to-Speech english-language content reader |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (4G 32GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |