Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Announced | |
| February 2012 | September 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2012 | Available - October 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm (7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in) |
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 344 g (12.13 oz) | 567 g (20 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, v4.0 (customized) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8/16/32 GB storage | 16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | No |
Display
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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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 | Yes, with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0, USB Host support | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | No |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 (Amazon Silk) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
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 | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 1190 h (2G) Up to 1080 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 40 h (2G) Up to 20 h (3G) |
Up to 10 h |
