Motorola StarTAC 130 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB)
Side by side comparison between Motorola StarTAC 130 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better device? Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB)
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
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| Model | StarTAC 130 | Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) |
| Other model names | Motorola StarTAC 130, Motorola Star TAC 130 | AT&T Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, Verizon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Motorola | Amazon |
| Release date | 1/1/1998 | 11/1/2013 |
| Depth | 19 millimeters (0.75 inches) | 7.8 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 55 x 94 millimeters (2.17 x 3.7 in) | 158 x 231 millimeters (6.22 x 9.09 in) |
| Weight | 95 grams (3.33 ounces) | 384 grams (13.44 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| Display type | Monochromatic | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 1.3" inches | 8.9" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~5.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~62.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 4x15 pixels | 2560x1600 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 12 PPI | 339 PPI |
| Colors | 2 | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| Chipset | 16bit | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 v1 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 2.2GHz Krait 400 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 330 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| RAM memory | 1MB SDRAM | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 1KB Flash (EEPROM) | 16GB (10GB available) |
| External storage | Not supported | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| 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 | feature not registered | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Mono-Band 900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900 | 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 | Not supported | 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 | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | 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 | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| 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 | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | feature not registered | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, H.263, VP8 |
| Audio formats | feature not registered | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG, AC3 |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| USB | Not supported | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | Not supported | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | Not supported | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Gyroscope |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| Battery type | NiMH (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 2.3 hours | 12 hours |
| Standby | 50 hours (2.1 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| Call control | Not supported | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Monophonic | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | Not supported | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | External retractable antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Wireless external keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • 16 Languages • Phonebook with 100 entries • Call records 10 dialed, 5 received, 5 missed calls | • Colors: Black • Fire OS 3.0 Mojito UI • Amazon Appstore • Amazon Silk • Dolby Digital Plus sound • Free cloud storage for all Amazon content • Text-to-Speech english-language content reader |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | |
| 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 |