Processor comparison between Amazon Kindle Fire and Lenovo IdeaPad A1

There are many reviews which compare these two "Price Killers", if you follow the link I listed on the right side "Kindle Fire v.s. Lenovo IdeaPad A1" , you will find that Lenovo IdeaPad A1 beats Kindle Fire easily except for one important feature-Processor(or I call it heart of the pad).  Though A1 has a list price of $249, from time to time you can find the price tag of Lenovo A1 8G is reduced to the same level as Fire's.

      What is the difference between these two processors? Does this difference matter a lot?  Is it worth to have a weaker processor but possess more other features (cameras,external expansion slot, micorphone, bluetooth, GPS and one more important fact-no Android root needed to get access to Andorid Apps Market)?  It seems that it is a no-brainer question: IdeaPad wins! Before we make this conclusion, we'd better take a deep look at TI OMAP Dual Core (Fire) and TI OMAP Single Core(A1). 

Comparison Chart of CPUs used by Kindle Fire v.s. Lenovo IdeaPad A1

Tablet	Kindle Fire	IdeaPad A1
CPU Model No.	OMAP4430                                      (Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9)	OMAP3622                                 (Single Core Cortex-A8)
Generation of CPU	4th	3rd
Semiconductor technology	45nm	45nm
CPU Speed	1GHz	1GHz
No. Cores	2	1
Graphics processing unit (GPU)	PowerVR SGX540 @ 304 MHz	PowerVR SGX530@ 200MHz
Comments	Fire CPU has Faster speed with better graphic performance

Many users who owe both tablets report little difference is noticed when using the tablets though A1 has only single core.

When coming to the point of making a final choice, other factor has to be considered such as user faith on some certain brand and manufacturer. Both Amazon and Lenovo are big player in business, while Lenovo actually have a much longer history in the delivery of computer hardware and Amazon is sure to be superior to Lenovo in contents.