Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
samsung galaxy mega 6.3 i9200
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2012 April 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Available - June 2013
Colors Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
167.6 x 88 x 8 mm
(6.6 x 3.46 x 0.31 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (available in GT-I9205)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Exynos 5250 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Mali-T604 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super Clear LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 74.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, CMOS
Video No Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, CMOS, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 17 h (3G)