Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2013 | March 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2013 | Available - May 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black/Silver |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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231 x 158 x 7.8 mm (9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in) |
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm (8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) | 313 g (11.04 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB | 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Display
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA+, LTE | HSPA, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes | v4.0 |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Amazon Silk) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 4200 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 12 h | - |
