Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    HSDPA
    HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
  • 4G network
    LTE
    -
  • HSDPA speed
    HSDPA
    42.2 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    HSUPA
    5.76 Mbps
  • LTE speed
    LTE
    LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2012-9
    2014-10
  • Status
    2012-10
    2014-11
  • Design
  • SIM
    Mini-SIM
    Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  • Height
    240 mm
    139.3 mm
  • Width
    164 mm
    69.7 mm
  • Thickness
    8.8 mm
    6.7 mm
  • Weight
    575 g
    123 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Champagne Gold, Light Blue, Midnight Black, Pearl White, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    5.0 inches
  • Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    720 x 1280 pixels
  • Pixel density
    254 ppi
    294 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
    Quad-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
  • Chipset
    TI OMAP 4470
    Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX544
    Adreno 306
  • Memory RAM
    1 GB
    2 GB
  • Internal storage
    32, 64 GB
    16 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    64 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
    Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    1.3 MP
    13 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    1280 x 1024 pixels
    4128 x 3096 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    no
    1080p@30fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    -
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    -
    LED flash
  • Camera features
    -
    Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus
  • Selfie camera
  • Secondary camera
    No
    -
  • Selfie camera
    5 MP
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes
  • Notifications
    N/A
    Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    -
  • Radio FM
    -
    FM radio
  • Radio recording
    -
    recording
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • WLAN WiFi Hotspot
    -
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    Yes
    -
  • USB
    2.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v4.0
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • bluetooth LE
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth EDR
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
    -
    Yes
  • 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, compass, proximity
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    2300 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Talk time
    -
    -
  • Standby time
    -
    -

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