Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2012 | February 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2012 | Released - May 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm (10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in) |
| Weight | |
| 567 g (20 oz) | 588 g (20.74 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | , EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0 (customized) | Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB storage | 16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 32GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | |
| No | Class 12 |
| 3G | |
| No | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, with A2DP | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| No | Yes |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Amazon Silk) | HTML, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) | Standard battery, Li-Po |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 200 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 10 h |