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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
64 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T800
| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 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 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 479.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 has a general score of 72.1, which is slightly better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 overall score. Both devices we are comparing work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4. Even though the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 were only released with a few months difference, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 body is thinner but somewhat heavier.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has just a bit better screen than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have an equal 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a quite greater pixels density.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a bit bigger memory to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both of them have a same resolution camera, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this tablet a great choice.
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