Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 3G
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2013 | April 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2013 | Coming Soon - Q2 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black | White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm (9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in) |
111.1 x 188.0 x 9.9 mm (4.37 x 7.4 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) | 306 g (10.79 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | - |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB | 8/16 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA+, LTE | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes | Yes, v3.0 |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, WiFi Channel Bonding, WiFi Direct |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, v2.0, USB On-the-go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Amazon Silk) | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM | 8/16 GB storage, 1 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 | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 12 h | - |