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

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE
samsung galaxy tab 8.9 lte
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2013 August 2011
Status Available - November 2013 Available - November 2011
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6 mm
(9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 in)
Weight 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 455 g (16.05 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - for AT&T
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, v3.2 (Honeycomb)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (170 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.00% 62.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity - 6100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 400 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 11 h