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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
32 GB (2014)Huawei MediaPad X2
16 GBGEM-702L
| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2015-04-07 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.72 ounces | 8.78 ounces |
| -- | Gray |
| $ 429.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Mali-T628 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad X2 has a general score of 70.4, which is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 66.3 global score. The Huawei MediaPad X2 is a lighter and just a little bit thinner device than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although both of them were released only 6 months apart. Both tablets we are comparing come with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei MediaPad X2 has a newer 5.0 version while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version.
Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with a bit sharper display than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1200px, a lot smaller display and a just a bit less pixels per inch of display. The Huawei MediaPad X2 features a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has only 16 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 has just a bit better processing power than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has a 64-bits processor and a higher number of cores. Huawei MediaPad X2 takes clearer pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 has a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Huawei MediaPad X2 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest one.
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