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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 59.4 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Amazon |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2014-10-21 |
| 8.25 x 4.92 x 0.34 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.37 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Metalic Black | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8165A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-760 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4080mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 67.9, which is much better than Alcatel JOY TAB's 59.4 score. Both of these devices have Android OS, but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has older 4.4 version while Alcatel JOY TAB has Android 9.0 Pie version. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's design is thinner than Alcatel JOY TAB, but it's notably heavier and was released many years before.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better looking screen than Alcatel JOY TAB, because it has a bit larger display, a lot greater pixel density and a much better resolution of 1600 x 2560. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Alcatel JOY TAB. Both have 4 cpu cores and 2 GB of RAM memory.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Alcatel JOY TAB both feature similar cameras, although the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a way better 8 MP resolution camera. Alcatel JOY TAB features just a bit bigger memory to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB.
Alcatel JOY TAB has a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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