Samsung Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Young vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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3.27"
TFT
TFT
320x480
3.1
MP
MP
768MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1300
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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8.9"
IPS
IPS
2560x1600
8
MP
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1.2mp
2GB
RAM
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Quad-core
4500
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mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB)
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7 Advantages 
22 Advantages | 10 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| 3.5mm jack |
| A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] / 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] |
| +3 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| Model | Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) |
| Other model names | Galaxy Young Duos S6312, GT-S6312 | Verizon Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, AT&T Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung | Amazon |
| Release date | 3/1/2013 | 11/1/2013 |
| Depth | 12.5 millimeters (0.49 inches) | 7.8 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 58.6 x 109.4 millimeters (2.31 x 4.31 in) | 158 x 231 millimeters (6.22 x 9.09 in) |
| Weight | 112 grams (3.92 ounces) | 384 grams (13.44 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 3.27" inches | 8.9" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~49.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~62.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels (3:2) | 2560x1600 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 176 PPI | 339 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| System version | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Broadcom BCM21654G (40nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 v1 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 2.2GHz Krait 400 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Broadcom VideoCore-IV | Qualcomm Adreno 330 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| RAM memory | 768MB LPDDR2 | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2GB available) eMMC | 64GB (53GB available) |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE 700/1700/2100 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 24 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.6 (aperture) | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Smile detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 1.2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1280x960 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.263, VP8 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG, AC3 |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Gyroscope |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1300 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 5W (5V/1A) Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6.7 hours | 12 hours |
| Standby | 250 hours (10.4 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Wireless external keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: White, Metallic Silver, Wine Red, Deep Blue • Samsung Motion UI • • Java framework | • Colors: Black • Fire OS 3.0 Mojito UI • Amazon Appstore • Amazon Silk • Dolby Digital Plus sound • Free cloud storage for all Amazon content • Text-to-Speech english-language content reader |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Young Duos (GT-S6312) | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 64GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.881W/kg (head), 0.561W/kg (body) | feature not registered |