Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2012 | May 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2012 | Available - July 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black | White Frost, Black Mist |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm (4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 575 g (20.28 oz) | 107 g (3.77 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE - GT-I9195 |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0 (customized) | Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB storage | 8 GB (5 GB user available) |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE | HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Amazon Silk) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 1900 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 300 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 12 h (3G) |