Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Axiom R830 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Samsung Galaxy Axiom R830
samsung galaxy axiom r830
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced November 2012 September 2012
Status Released - November 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.7 x 63.8 x 11.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.51 x 0.47 in)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 136.1 g (4.8.0.04 oz) 567 g (20 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO N/A
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM (1.85 GB user available) 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.77% 58.54%
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection -
Video Yes, 720p No
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM (1.85 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery (22.2 Wh)
Capacity 2100 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 10 h