Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100
samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 p5100
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2012 February 2012
Status Available - October 2012 Released - May 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
(10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in)
Weight 567 g (20 oz) 588 g (20.74 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.54% 66.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video No Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS No Yes
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB

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 (22.2 Wh) Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 6000 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h