Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2012 March 2015 July 2015
Status Available - October 2012 Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - July 2015
Price - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black/Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz) 487 g (17.18 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network N/A HSDPA N/A
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - - - S Pen Stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX544 - -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches 8.0 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 69.00% 71.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video No Yes 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G No HSPA, LTE No
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP v4.0 v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB 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 (22.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 4200 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi)
Up to 14 h (Video Playback
Up to 178 h (Audio Playback)