Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Amazon Samsung
Announced July 2013 September 2013 January 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - November 2013 Coming soon
Colors Black Black White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
219 x 128.5 x 7.2 mm
(8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 in)
Weight 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 336 g (11.85 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE Version LTE LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.9 inches 8.4 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.49% 63.00% 72.86%
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+; LTE HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3950 mAh - 4800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 12 h -