Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
samsung galaxy s4 mini
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
amazon kindle fire hdx
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced May 2013 September 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
186 x 128 x 9 mm
(7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 303 g/ 311 g (10.69 oz/ 10.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 16/32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 59.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1900 mAh -
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 11 h