Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013)
amazon kindle fire hd (2013)
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
samsung galaxy tab a 9.7
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2013 March 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 191 x 128 x 10.6 mm
(7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE))
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Dolby Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.92% 71.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera No [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video No Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -