Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Announced | |
| August 2011 | September 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2011 | Available - November 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6 mm (9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 in) |
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm (9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 455 g (16.05 oz) | 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - for AT&T | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb) | Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] | Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB storage | 16/32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE | HSPA+, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 (Amazon Silk) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 6100 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 400 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h | Up to 12 h |