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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
32 GB (2014)Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T800
| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 13.72 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 429.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 339 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is just a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, getting a 72.1 score against 66.3. Although Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 were released only 4 months apart, Galaxy Tab S 10.5's construction is thinner but heavier. Both tablets in this comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a more recent 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a little better performance than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has 4 less CPU cores (although they are faster) and less RAM. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1600 x 2560px, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a just a little better amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a slightly better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rates. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a much longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also by far the cheapest.
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