Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon Samsung
Announced February 2013 September 2013 June 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White/Silver Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 8.9 inches 8.4 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 63.00% 76.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS 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 storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4600 mAh - 4900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 12 h -