Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) vs Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

8.9 inches

5.6 inches
Resolution

2560 x 1600 pixels

1600 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

339 ppi

524 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216

Main camera
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

8 MP

16 MP
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

3456 x 4608 pixels
Primary camera video

video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera video optical stabilization

-

optical stabilization
Primary camera image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Camera features

Geo-tagging, touch focus

Dual Shot, HDR, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

v2.0(Slimport)

microUSB 2.0
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

Yes

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GPS Navigator

-

Beidou

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Mail
Java

No

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro

Accelerometer, SpO2, UV, barometer, compass, gyro, heart rate, proximity