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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Compare Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    HSDPA
    HSDPA
  • 4G network
    LTE
    -
  • 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
    2015-3
  • Status
    2013-11
    2015-5
  • Design
  • SIM
    Micro-SIM
    Yes
  • Height
    231 mm
    242.5 mm
  • Width
    158 mm
    166.8 mm
  • Thickness
    7.8 mm
    7.5 mm
  • Weight
    374 g
    450 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Smoky Blue, Smoky Titanium, White
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    TFT capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    9.7 inches
  • Resolution
    2560 x 1600 pixels
    768 x 1024 pixels
  • Pixel density
    339 ppi
    132 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
    Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • Chipset
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
    -
  • GPU
    Adreno 330
    -
  • Memory RAM
    2 GB
    1.5 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, v5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    8 MP
    5 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    3264 x 2448 pixels
    2592 x 1944 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    video
    720p
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    autofocus
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    LED flash
    -
  • Camera features
    -
    Geo-tagging
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    2 MP
  • Selfie camera video
    720p
    -
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes, dual speakers
  • Notifications
    Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
    Yes
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    -
  • 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 Direct
    -
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    Yes
    Yes
  • USB
    microUSB 2.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v4.0
  • 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
    No
  • Sensors
    -
    Accelerometer
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    6000 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Talk time
    12 h
    -
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    11 h
  • Standby time
    -
    -

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