Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013)
amazon kindle fire hd (2013)
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2013 May 2012
Status Available - September 2013 Available - May 2012
Colors Black Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 191 x 128 x 10.6 mm
(7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional)
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, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU - Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.92% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera No [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video No Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity - 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)