Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Amazon Kindle Fire

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0)
Amazon Kindle Fire
amazon kindle fire
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced February 2012 September 2011
Status Available - April 2012 Available - November 2011
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm
(7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 413 g (14.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1024 x 600 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 60.16%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] N/A [Similar]
Flash No N/A
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection N/A
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps N/A
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] N/A [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS No
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
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