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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Amazon |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2014-10-21 |
| 7.48 x 3.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Dual SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3780mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is way better than Acer Iconia Talk S, with a 67.9 score against 55.2. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is an older and much heavier tablet than the Acer Iconia Talk S, but Amazon managed to make it a little bit thinner anyway. These devices come with Android operating system, but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has the older 4.4 version and Acer Iconia Talk S has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a more powerful processor than Acer Iconia Talk S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has more RAM memory. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a lot better display than Acer Iconia Talk S, because it has a lot greater screen pixel density, a bigger screen and a way better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Acer Iconia Talk S, because it has 64 GB internal memory. The Acer Iconia Talk S counts with a way better battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features just a bit better camera than Acer Iconia Talk S, although it has a back facing camera with a much worse 8 megapixels resolution.
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