Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Apple Samsung
Announced September 2012 October 2013 June 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2013 Available - June 2015
Price - - Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
Weight 395 g (13.93 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) -
RAM 1 GB N/A 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 9.7 inches 9.6 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.55% 71.58% 74.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video No Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps Yes
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (16.43 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4400 mAh - 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) -