Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Amazon
          Announced
          August 2011 September 2013
          Status
          Available - November 2011 Available - November 2013
          Colors
          Black Black
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6 mm
          (9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 in)
          231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
          (9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
          Weight
          455 g (16.05 oz) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
          HSDPA 900 / 2100
          HSDPA
          4G Network
          LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 330 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB
          External Memory
          No No

          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] 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          62.74% 63.00%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
          Video
          Yes, 720p Yes
          Front Camera
          Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Yes
          Edge
          Yes Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA+, LTE
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model)
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB 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
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
          Capacity
          6100 mAh -
          Stand by
          Up to 400 h -
          Talk Time
          Up to 11 h Up to 12 h

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