Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 (USA)

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9

Samsung Galaxy Note5 (USA)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA+ speed

HSPA+

-
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

8.9 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

2560 x 1600 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

339 ppi

515 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Multitouch

-

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

8 MP

16 MP, f/1.9 , 28 mm
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Primary camera video

video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Camera features

-

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/2.6" sensor size, HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes
Notifications

Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

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
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

Yes

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

-

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

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

-

Fingerprint, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, heart rate, proximity