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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 65 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2012-09-28 | 2013-09-25 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 20.70 ounces | 10.97 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| $ 250.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 0 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a score of 65, which is just a bit better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7's overall score of 60.8. Both tablets in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has the previous 4.1 version and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has Android 4.2.2. Even being the best in our current comparison, it must be noted that it is also older, extremely heavier and just a little thicker.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixel amount per inch of display and a much better resolution of 1200 x 1920px. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a higher number of cores , a better graphics processing unit and a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) features a superior battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a greater camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
Although Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7. If you want to save some money, you can get the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, letting go a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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