Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2013 | March 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2013 | Available - May 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black/Silver |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm (7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in) |
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm (9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 345 g (12.17 oz) | 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) |
| 2G Network | |
| No | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| No | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| Dolby Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers | - |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | - |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8/16 GB | 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | HSPA, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes | v4.0 |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| No | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Amazon Silk) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM | 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | - |