Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Lite 3G

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Asus Samsung
Announced September 2012 July 2013 January 2014
Status Available - October 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
116.4 x 193.4 x 9.7 mm
(4.58 x 7.61 x 0.38 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 310 g (10.93 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - LTE Version -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Marvell PXA986
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 320 Vivante GC1000
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 62.49% 60.93%
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging
Video No Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSPA+; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE 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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS No Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh) Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 3950 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) -