Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Amazon Samsung
Announced June 2012 September 2013 April 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Black Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
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)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE
3G Network N/A HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE
4G Network - LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 330 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.9 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 63.00% 70.21%
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 no yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G N/A HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4325 mAh - 4450 mAh
Stand by 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 h -