Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8	Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
key specs
Display	8.00-inch	8.90-inch
Processor	1.2GHz quad-core	Cortex A9
Front Camera	2-megapixel	No
Resolution	1024x768 pixels	1920x1200 pixels
RAM	1.5GB	-
OS	Android	Fire OS 3.0
Storage	16GB	16GB
Rear Camera	5-megapixel	1.3-megapixel
Battery Capacity	4200mAh	6000mAh
general
Brand	Samsung	Amazon
Model	Galaxy Tab A 8	Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Release date	September 30, 2015	September 1, 2012
Thickness	7.5	-
Battery capacity (mAh)	4200	6000
Removable battery	No	No
Colours	Gold	-
Dimensions (mm)	-	164.00 x 240.00 x 8.80
Weight (g)	-	575.00
display
Screen size (inches)	8.00	8.90
Touchscreen	No	No
Resolution	1024x768 pixels	1920x1200 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	-	254
hardware
Processor	1.2GHz quad-core	1.5GHz dual-core
RAM	1.5GB	-
Internal storage	16GB	16GB
Expandable storage	Yes	No
Expandable storage type	microSD	-
Expandable storage up to (GB)	128	-
Processor make	-	Cortex A9
camera
Rear camera	5-megapixel	1.3-megapixel
Front camera	2-megapixel	No
software
Operating system	Android	Fire OS 3.0
Skin	TouchWiz UI	-
connectivity
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 b/g/n	802.11 a/b/g/n
GPS	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
NFC	No	No
Infrared	No	No
USB OTG	No	No
Headphones	3.5mm	3.5mm
FM	Yes	No
Number of SIMs	1	1
Wi-Fi Direct	No	No
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)	No	No
Bluetooth version	-	3.00
sim 1
3G	No	Yes
4G/ LTE	No	No
SIM Type	-	Micro-SIM
GSM/CDMA	-	GSM
sensors
Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes	No
Accelerometer	No	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes	No
Gyroscope	No	Yes
Barometer	No	No
Temperature sensor	No	No

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