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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
32 GB (2014)Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2012-02-27 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.72 ounces | 21.16 ounces |
| $ 429.00 | $ 435.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | ARM Mali GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 9.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 6.3 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a general score of 66.3, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note 10.1's global score of 66.3. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a a lot newer portable tablet, and it's also way lighter and thinner than the Galaxy Note 10.1. These tablets work with the same Android 4.4 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't notice any differences regarding that.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher number of pixels per screen inch and a lot better 1600 x 2560 resolution. Galaxy Note 10.1 has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note 10.1. They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with a way better battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better camera than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a way higher 1920x1080 video resolution and a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is also cheaper, which makes it easy to pick between these devices.
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