Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9 lte
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
samsung galaxy s4 zoom
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2012 June 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Black White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4 mm
(4.94 x 2.5 x 0.61 in)
Weight 575 g (20.28 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE - Region Dependent
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Pega-Dual +XMM6262 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 64.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash No Xenon Flash
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 10x Optical Zoom (24-240mm, F3.1-F6.3), Optical Image Stabilization, HDR, SMART Modes
Video No Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -