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Samsung Galaxy Tab
P1000| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 2.3.3, 2.2 |
| 2012-09-06 | 2010-09-02 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 7.48 x 4.74 x 0.47 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 13.40 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 254 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 720 x 480 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 5.8 | 4.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is slightly better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, with a 58.6 score against 55.7. Both of these tablets use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab has an older 2.3.3 version while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0. Samsung Galaxy Tab is a older and a lot thicker tablet than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, but Samsung could make it much lighter anyway.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab, because it has a much better 1200 x 1920 resolution, more pixels per inch of display and a bigger screen. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a superior performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab, because it has more RAM, a graphics processor and a greater number of faster cores.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features much more memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab counts with a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. The Galaxy Tab features a much longer battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy Tab is also a lot cheaper.
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