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

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

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced March 2011 September 2012
Status Available - May 2011 Available - October 2012
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)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 447.9 g (15.77.0.32 oz) 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A
3G Network N/A
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v3.0 (Honeycomb), upgradable to v3.1 Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
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] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.74% 58.54%
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] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, 720p No
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G No No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP
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, v2.0
GPS Yes No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 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 (22.2 Wh)
Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by -
Talk Time Up to 10 h