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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 61.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Amazon |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-21 | 2021-05-26 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 6.54 x 0.36 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| -- | Black, Denim, Lavender and Olive |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | MediaTek Helio P60T MT8183 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), with a general score of 67.9 against 61.8. Even though the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is notably older than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), it's construction is lighter and somewhat thinner. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an older 4.4 version while Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a lot better display than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per screen inch and a higher 1600 x 2560 resolution. Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)'s processor is very similar to the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 one, although the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) also has more processing cores (but slower) and 1 GB more RAM memory.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because it has a lot better resolution back facing camera and a much better video definition. Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 1 TB.
Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)'s battery lifetime is very similar to the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 one.
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