Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 10.1 N8020

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9 lte
Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 10.1 N8020
samsung galaxy note lte 10.1 n8020
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung
Announced September 2012 December 2012
Status Available - October 2012 Available - December 2012
Colors Black Gray, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
Weight 575 g (20.28 oz) 600 g (21.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (customized) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 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% 63.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video No Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 (MHL), USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 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 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 6000 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 2158 h (2G)
Up to 1850 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 64 h (2G)
Up to 43 h (3G)