Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0
samsung galaxy tab a 8.0
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2013 March 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
Weight 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.00% 69.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes v4.0
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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps 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 Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 4200 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h -