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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    -
    HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
  • 4G network
    -
    LTE 800, 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2600
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    HSDPA Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    HSUPA
  • LTE-A speed
    -
    LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2012-9
    2014-8
  • Status
    2012-10
    2014-9
  • Design
  • SIM
    No
    Nano-SIM
  • Height
    240 mm
    132.4 mm
  • Width
    164 mm
    65.5 mm
  • Thickness
    8.8 mm
    6.7 mm
  • Weight
    567 g
    115 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Charcoal Black, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue, Sleek Silver
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    4.7 inches
  • Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    720 x 1280 pixels
  • Pixel density
    254 ppi
    312 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
    Quad-core 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A15
  • Chipset
    TI OMAP 4470
    Exynos 5 Octa 5430
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX544
    Mali-T628 MP6
  • Memory RAM
    1 GB
    2 GB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32 GB
    32 GB
  • Memory card
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
    Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
  • Main camera
  • Camera type
    -
    Photo / Video
  • Main camera
    1.3 MP
    12 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    1280 x 1024 pixels
    4128 x 3096 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    no
    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    -
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    -
    LED flash
  • Selfie camera
  • Secondary camera
    No
    -
  • Selfie camera
    2.1 MP
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes
  • Notifications
    N/A
    Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    No
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
    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
  • WLAN DLNA
    -
    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
  • 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
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    1860 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    -
  • Talk time
    -
    -
  • Standby time
    -
    -

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