Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 56.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Amazon |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2012-01-09 | 2013-09-25 |
| 10.20 x 6.90 x 0.43 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 23.46 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Black and Gray | Black |
| $ 79.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Ultra low power (ULP) high-performance 12-core NVIDIA GeForce GPU GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| 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 |
| 5.5 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9800mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.16 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has an overall score of 68.5, which is much better than Acer Iconia Tab A700's 56.5 general score. Both devices in this comparison review include Android operating system, but the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a more recent 4.2.2 version and Acer Iconia Tab A700 has Android 4.1. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a newer tablet, and it is also thinner and lighter than Acer Iconia Tab A700.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a lot better looking display than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1600 x 2560px resolution and a lot greater pixels density. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a better processing power than Acer Iconia Tab A700, and although they both have 4 cores, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also has 1 GB more RAM and an additional graphics processing unit.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Acer Iconia Tab A700 features a superior battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a way better camera than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because it has a camera with lot more mega pixels.
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