Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 3G

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 3G
samsung galaxy tab 3 3g
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general 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

hardware 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

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.00% 65.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity 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

memory 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

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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h -