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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
64 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
16 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 73.3 |
| 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 | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 13.72 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 479.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 339 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| 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 | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a global score of 73.3, which is a bit better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's global score of 67.9. Although the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 were released only 4 months apart, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is much lighter and thinner. These tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a newer 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4, giving lots of additional features.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has 4 lesser cores (but faster) and lesser RAM memory. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 have similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 2560 x 1600px, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 captures slightly better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both have a 8 megapixels back camera, the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a lot cheaper, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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