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

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

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2012 February 2012
Status Available - September 2012 Available - April 2012
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
Weight 395 g (13.93 oz) 344 g (12.13 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.55% 57.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (16.43 Wh) Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 4400 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)