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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4

General Info

Manufacturer
Amazon Samsung
Announced
September 2013 January 2014
Status
Available - November 2013 Coming soon
Colors
Black White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
219 x 128.5 x 7.2 mm
(8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 in)
Weight
374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 336 g (11.85 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE LTE
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
8.9 inches [Similar] 8.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.00% 72.86%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes Yes, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera
Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
- 4800 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
Up to 12 h -
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