Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Express I437 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Samsung Galaxy Express I437
samsung galaxy express i437
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
Add 3rd Phone

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced October 2012 September 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.6 x 69.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.36 in)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.92% 58.54%
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps No
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE No
Bluetooth Yes Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available) storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh)
Capacity 2000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 10 h