Samsung Galaxy Express vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Announced | |
| January 2013 | September 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2013 | Available - October 2012 |
| Colors | |
| White | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm (5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in) |
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz) | 575 g (20.28 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.0 (customized) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB storage | 32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM r | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE | HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Amazon Silk) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 830 h (2G) Up to 770 h (3G) |
- |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 22 h 30 min (2G) Up to 11 h 30 min (3G) |
Up to 10 h |