Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 I705 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 I705
samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0 i705
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
amazon kindle fire hd 8.9 lte
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon
Announced August 2012 September 2012
Status Available - August 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 122 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 4.8 x 0.39 in)
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm
(9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight 346 g (12.2 oz) 575 g (20.28 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MSM8960 Qualcomm [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 8.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1920 x 1200 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.95% 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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps No
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 1 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 present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (3G)
Up to 192 h (4G)
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Talk Time - Up to 10 h