Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100
samsung galaxy note 8.0 n5100
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
amazon kindle fire hdx 8.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced February 2013 September 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White/Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm
(9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 374 g/ 384 g (13.19 oz/ 13.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 63.00%
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, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support (4G model)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No
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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4600 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 12 h