Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 vs Apple iPad mini 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Samsung Apple
Announced September 2013 January 2014 October 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Coming soon Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black White Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
219 x 128.5 x 7.2 mm
(8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 336 g (11.85 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) iOS 8.1
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches 8.4 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (359 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.00% 72.86% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 (24.3 Wh)
Capacity - 4800 mAh 6470 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h - Up to 10 h (multimedia)