Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 2

Amazon Kindle Fire
amazon kindle fire
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2
samsung galaxy mega 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2011 August 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Available - August 2014
Colors Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 190 x 120 x 11.4 mm
(7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
163.6 x 84.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.44 x 3.34 x 0.34 in)
Weight 413 g (14.57 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (customized) Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Adreno 306 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1024 x 600 pixels (170 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.16% 71.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker no yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera N/A [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash N/A LED flash
Features N/A Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video N/A Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera N/A [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth No Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4400 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -