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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 56.5 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Amazon |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-01-09 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.20 x 6.90 x 0.43 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.46 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Black and Gray | -- |
| $ 79.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Ultra low power (ULP) high-performance 12-core NVIDIA GeForce GPU GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9800mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.16 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a global score of 67.9, which is way better than the Acer Iconia Tab A700's 56.5 overall score. These tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a newer 4.4 version while Acer Iconia Tab A700 has Android 4.1, so it provides you a lot of extra features. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 construction is notably newer, notably lighter and incredibly thinner than the Acer Iconia Tab A700.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much better screen than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixels quantity per display inch and a better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a superior processing unit than Acer Iconia Tab A700, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a greater camera than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because it has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little bit better storage capacity for games and applications than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage.
The Acer Iconia Tab A700 has a very superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Although Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Acer Iconia Tab A700, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Acer Iconia Tab A700. If you want to save some dollars, you can get Acer Iconia Tab A700, and give up a few features and specifications, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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