Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 3G vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 3G
samsung galaxy tab 3 3g
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced April 2013 September 2013
Status Coming Soon - Q2 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111.1 x 188.0 x 9.9 mm
(4.37 x 7.4 x 0.39 in)
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
Weight 306 g (10.79 oz) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB
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) 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.67% 63.00%
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 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, WiFi Channel Bonding, WiFi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model)
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4000 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 12 h