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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Amazon |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2020-05-14 | 2013-09-25 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | Black |
| $ 90.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.08 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 68.5, which is better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s score of 58.6. Both of these tablets come with Android operating system, but Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has older 4.2.2 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 construction is thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but it's a little bit heavier and was released 7 years before.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also has an additional graphics co-processor. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much sharper screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a little larger display, a lot better pixels density and a way better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 captures a lot better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back camera with lot more mega pixels. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a battery life that's just as good as the battery life in Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
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