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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 62.8 |
| 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 | 4 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 |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is slightly better than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), with a general score of 67.9 against 62.8. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 body is somewhat lighter and thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), even though it was released 7 years before. These devices use Android operating system, but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an older 4.4 version and Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much more vibrant display than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 1600 x 2560 resolution. Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) features a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021)'s processing unit is just as good as Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's CPU, although the Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) also has more cpu cores and more RAM memory. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) feature quite similar battery durations. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 captures much better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), because it has a way higher video definition and a back camera with a much higher 8 megapixels resolution.
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