Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0)
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced February 2012 September 2012
Status Available - April 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 58.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps No
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

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 4000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 10 h