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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)Asus VivoTab
810| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Asus |
| Android 4.4 | Windows 8 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2012-06-04 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 11.58 x 7.43 x 0.34 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 23.81 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | $ 280.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| LCD | Super IPS+ LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 135 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | -- |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Intel Atom Z2760 (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | PowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 67.9, which is much better than Asus VivoTab's 57.5 general score. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 OS, and Asus VivoTab comes with Windows 8 OS. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 body is noticeably newer, thinner and lighter than the Asus VivoTab. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better looking display than Asus VivoTab, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per inch in the display and a way better resolution of 1600 x 2560.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Asus VivoTab, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have a 2 GB RAM, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with more CPU cores. Asus VivoTab has as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, both of them have equal 64 GB internal storage.
Asus VivoTab and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 feature incredibly similar battery performance. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Asus VivoTab. Both have a 8 MP resolution back-facing camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is way more expensive than Asus VivoTab, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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