Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 P7310 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 P7310
samsung galaxy tab 8.9 p7310
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced March 2011 September 2013
Status Available - May 2011 Available - November 2013
Colors Metallic Gray Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6 mm
(9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 in)
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
Weight 447.9 g (15.77.0.32 oz) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v3.0 (Honeycomb), upgradable to v3.1 Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model)
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 6000 mAh -
Stand by -
Talk Time Up to 12 h