Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy A5

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy A5
Samsung Galaxy A5
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy A5
  • 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
    -
    42.2 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA+ speed
    HSPA+
    -
  • LTE speed
    LTE
    LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2013-9
    2014-10
  • Status
    2013-11
    2014-12
  • Design
  • SIM
    Micro-SIM
    Nano-SIM
  • Height
    231 mm
    139.3 mm
  • Width
    158 mm
    69.7 mm
  • Thickness
    7.8 mm
    6.7 mm
  • Weight
    374 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
    2560 x 1600 pixels
    720 x 1280 pixels
  • Pixel density
    339 ppi
    294 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
    Quad-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
  • Chipset
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
    Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
  • GPU
    Adreno 330
    Adreno 306
  • Memory RAM
    2 GB
    2 GB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32, 64 GB
    16 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    64 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean)
    Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
  • Main camera
  • Camera type
    -
    Photo / Video
  • Main camera
    8 MP
    13 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    3264 x 2448 pixels
    4128 x 3096 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    video
    1080p@30fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    autofocus
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    LED flash
    LED flash
  • Camera features
    -
    Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    5 MP
  • Selfie camera video
    720p
    -
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes
  • Notifications
    Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
    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
    microUSB 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
    12 h
    -
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    15 h
  • Standby time
    -
    -

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