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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Compare Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and Samsung Epic 4G

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 vs Samsung Epic 4G

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Samsung Epic 4G
Samsung Epic 4G
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Samsung Epic 4G
  • Network
  • 2G network
    CDMA 800, 1900
  • 3G network
    -
    CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    HSDPA
  • EV-DO speed
    -
    3.1 Mbps
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2012-9
    2010-6
  • Status
    2012-10
    2010-9
  • Design
  • SIM
    No
    Mini-SIM
  • Height
    240 mm
    124 mm
  • Width
    164 mm
    65 mm
  • Thickness
    8.8 mm
    14 mm
  • Weight
    567 g
    155 g
  • Keyboard
    -
    QWERTY
  • Colors
    Black
    Black
  • Display
  • Display type
    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    8.9 inches
    4.0 inches
  • Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    480 x 800 pixels
  • Pixel density
    254 ppi
    233 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
    1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8
  • Chipset
    TI OMAP 4470
    Hummingbird
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX544
    PowerVR SGX540
  • Memory ROM
    -
    512 MB
  • Memory RAM
    1 GB
    512 MB
  • Internal storage
    16, 32 GB
    -
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    32 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.0 (customized)
    Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    1.3 MP
    5 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    1280 x 1024 pixels
    2592 x 1944 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    no
    720p@30fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    -
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    -
    LED flash
  • Selfie camera
  • Secondary camera
    No
    VGA camera
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes
  • Notifications
    N/A
    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 Dual Band
    Yes
    -
  • WLAN wimax
    -
    Yes
  • USB
    2.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • Bluetooth
    Yes
    v2.1
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    No
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • 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
    -
    Adobe Flash Lite
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    1500 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    -
  • Talk time
    -
    5 h 30 min
  • Standby time
    -
    300 h

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