Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere II I415 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere II I415
samsung galaxy stratosphere ii i415
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced November 2012 September 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.2 x 65.5 x 13.5 mm (4.97 x 2.58 x 0.53 in)
(4.97 x 2.58 x 0.53 in (0.2 x 0.1 x 0.02 in))
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 154 g (5.43 oz) (5.43 oz (0.18.1.52 oz)) 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
N/A
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
N/A
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, 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 16/32 GB storage
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 4.0 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.21% 58.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps No
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh)
Capacity 1800 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 216 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 10 h