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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Compare Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and Samsung Galaxy S6

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy S6

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy S6
  • 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, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2013-9
    2015-3
  • Status
    2013-11
    2015
  • Design
  • SIM
    Micro-SIM
    Nano-SIM
  • Height
    231 mm
    143.4 mm
  • Width
    158 mm
    70.5 mm
  • Thickness
    7.8 mm
    6.8 mm
  • Weight
    374 g
    138 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Black Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Gold Platinum, White Pearl
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    5.1 inches
  • Resolution
    2560 x 1600 pixels
    1440 x 2560 pixels
  • Pixel density
    339 ppi
    577 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
    Quad-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
  • CPU(second)
    Quad-core 2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57
  • Chipset
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
    Exynos 7420
  • GPU
    Adreno 330
    Mali-T760
  • Memory RAM
    2 GB
    3 GB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32, 64 GB
    32, 64, 128 GB
  • Memory card
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean)
    Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    8 MP
    16 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    3264 x 2448 pixels
    2988 x 5312 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    video
    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    autofocus
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    LED flash
    LED flash
  • Primary camera image stabilization
    -
    optical image stabilization
  • Primary camera video dual video
    -
    dual-video record
  • Primary camera video hdr
    -
    HDR
  • Camera features
    -
    Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    5 MP
  • Secondary camera dual video call
    -
    dual video call
  • Secondary camera HDR
    -
    Auto HDR
  • 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 2.0
  • USB host
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v4.1
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • bluetooth LE
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth AptX
    -
    Yes
  • Infrared
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
    -
    Yes
  • GPS Navigator
    -
    Beidou
  • 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, SpO2, barometer, compass, gyro, heart rate, proximity
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    2550 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Talk time
    12 h
    -
  • Standby time
    -
    -

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