Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082
samsung galaxy grand duos i9082
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2012 December 2012
Status Available - October 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.65 x 3.03 x 0.38 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Broadcom [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Broadcom VideoCore IV [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 64.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video No Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 6000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 440 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h 10 min