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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA)

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA)
Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA)
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA)
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    CDMA 800, 1900; GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    HSDPA
    CDMA2000 1xEV-DO; HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
  • 4G network
    LTE
    LTE frequency band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500)
  • HSPA+ speed
    HSPA+
    -
  • HSPA speed
    -
    HSPA
  • EV-DO speed
    -
    3.1 Mbps
  • LTE speed
    LTE
    LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2013-9
    2014-2
  • Status
    2013-11
    2014-4
  • Design
  • SIM
    Micro-SIM
    Micro-SIM
  • Height
    231 mm
    142 mm
  • Width
    158 mm
    72.4 mm
  • Thickness
    7.8 mm
    7.9 mm
  • Weight
    374 g
    144.9 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Charcoal Black, Shimmery White
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    5.1 inches
  • Resolution
    2560 x 1600 pixels
    1080 x 1920 pixels
  • Pixel density
    339 ppi
    432 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Protection
    -
    Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Multitouch
    -
    Yes
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
    Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
  • Chipset
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
    Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
  • GPU
    Adreno 330
    Adreno 330
  • Memory RAM
    2 GB
    2 GB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32, 64 GB
    16 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    128 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean)
    Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    8 MP
    16 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    3264 x 2448 pixels
    -
  • Primary camera video
    video
    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    autofocus
    phase detection autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    LED flash
    LED flash
  • Primary camera video dual video
    -
    dual-video record
  • Primary camera video hdr
    -
    HDR
  • Camera features
    -
    1.12 µm pixel size, 1/2.6" sensor size, HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    2 MP
  • Secondary camera dual video call
    -
    dual video call
  • Selfie camera video
    720p
    1080p@30fps
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes
  • Notifications
    Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
    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
  • USB
    microUSB 2.0
    microUSB 3.0
  • USB host
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v4.0
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • bluetooth LE
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth EDR
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth AptX
    -
    Yes
  • Infrared
    -
    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, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gesture, gyro, heart rate, proximity
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    2800 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Removable
  • Talk time
    12 h
    27 h
  • Standby time
    -
    480 h

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