Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 vs Asus Memo Pad 7 ME176C

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung Asus
Announced September 2012 April 2014 June 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black White, Black Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
189.3 x 113.7 x 9.6 mm
(7.45 x 4.48 x 0.38 in)
Weight 395 g (13.93 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz) 295 g (10.41 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE No
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE No
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.86 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.55% 70.21% 65.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video No Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL No
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15 Wh)
Capacity 4400 mAh 4450 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h - Up to 9 h (multimedia)