Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 2015

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2013 April 2014 Expected Announcement - January 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Rumored - February 2015
Price - - Rs. 15,600 ($229.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black White, Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
210 x 124 x 8 mm
(8.27 x 4.88 x 0.31 in)
Weight 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz) 320 g (11.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE N/A
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE N/A
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 330 - Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 8/16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.00% 70.21% 71.02%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes N/A
Edge Yes Yes N/A
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL N/A
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity - 4450 mAh 4450 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h - -