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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Compare Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and Samsung Galaxy A3

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy A3

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Samsung Galaxy A3
Samsung Galaxy A3
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Samsung Galaxy A3
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    -
    HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    42.2 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    5.76 Mbps
  • LTE speed
    -
    LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2012-9
    2014-10
  • Status
    2012-10
    2014-12
  • Design
  • SIM
    No
    Nano-SIM
  • Height
    240 mm
    130.1 mm
  • Width
    164 mm
    65.5 mm
  • Thickness
    8.8 mm
    6.9 mm
  • Weight
    567 g
    110.3 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
    4.5 inches
  • Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    540 x 960 pixels
  • Pixel density
    254 ppi
    245 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
    1.5 GB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32 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
  • Camera type
    -
    Photo / Video
  • Main camera
    1.3 MP
    8 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    1280 x 1024 pixels
    3264 x 2448 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 802.11b, 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
    No
    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, compass, proximity
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    1900 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Talk time
    -
    -
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    12 h
  • Standby time
    -
    -

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