Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5200 vs BLU Studio 5.3 S

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung BLU
Announced September 2012 June 2013 April 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
243.1 x 176.1 x 7.95 mm
(9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 in)
153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight 395 g (13.93 oz) 512 g (18.06 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 10.1 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.55% 69.51% 64.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No dual-LED flash
Features - Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video No Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge No Yes Class 12
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band 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, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (16.43 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4400 mAh 6800 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 9 h (3G Internet or Wi-Fi)
Up to 140 h (Audio Playback)
Up to 40 h (W-CDMA)
Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)