Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Note T879

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Note T879
Samsung Galaxy Note T879
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Note T879
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    HSDPA
    HSDPA 850, 1700, 1900, 2100
  • 4G network
    LTE
    -
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    HSDPA, 42 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA+ speed
    HSPA+
    -
  • LTE speed
    LTE
    -
  • GPRS
    Yes
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2013-9
    2012-3
  • Status
    2013-11
    2012-8
  • Design
  • SIM
    Micro-SIM
    Mini-SIM
  • Height
    231 mm
    146.8 mm
  • Width
    158 mm
    83.1 mm
  • Thickness
    7.8 mm
    9.7 mm
  • Weight
    374 g
    180 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Ceramic White, Navy Blue, Soft Pink
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    5.3 inches
  • Resolution
    2560 x 1600 pixels
    800 x 1280 pixels
  • Pixel density
    339 ppi
    285 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
    Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
  • Chipset
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
    Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon
  • GPU
    Adreno 330
    Adreno 220
  • Memory RAM
    2 GB
    1 GB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32, 64 GB
    16 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    32 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean)
    Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    8 MP
    8 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    3264 x 2448 pixels
    3264 x 2448 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    video
    1080p
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    autofocus
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    LED flash
    LED flash
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    2 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
    -
    Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • 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 Direct
    -
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    Yes
    -
  • WLAN WiFi Upnp
    -
    Yes
  • USB
    microUSB 2.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v3.0
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    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
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    Yes
  • Adobe Flash
    -
    Yes
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    2500 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    -
  • Talk time
    12 h
    10 h
  • Standby time
    -
    240 h

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