Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2012 | June 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2012 | Available - July 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black | White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4 mm (4.94 x 2.5 x 0.61 in) |
| Weight | |
| 575 g (20.28 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE - Region Dependent |
| 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 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Pega-Dual +XMM6262 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] | Mali-400 [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 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, autofocus [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | Xenon Flash |
| Features | |
| Geo-tagging | Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 10x Optical Zoom (24-240mm, F3.1-F6.3), Optical Image Stabilization, HDR, SMART Modes |
| Video | |
| No | Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| No [Similar] | Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE |
| 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 (MHL), USB On-the-go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| 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 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 2330 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | - |