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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Amazon
Announced
February 2012 September 2012
Status
Released - May 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors
Black Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
(10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight
588 g (20.74 oz) 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging
, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
10.1 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.15% 58.54%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, 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
16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video
Yes, 1080p No
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge
Class 12 No
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes No
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh)
Capacity
7000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 200 h -
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h
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