Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE

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          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 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

          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 multi touch yes multi touch

          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]

          Multimedia

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

          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

          User Memory

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

          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

          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

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