Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Amazon Kindle Fire

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          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 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

          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 multi touch yes multi touch

          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]

          Multimedia

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

          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)

          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 -

          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

          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)
          -
          Talk Time
          Up to 40 h (2G)
          Up to 20 h (3G)
          -

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