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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 63.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Asus |
| Android 4.4 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2014-10-21 | 2017-05-30 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.91 x 6.78 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 17.28 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | MediaTek MT8735 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Mali-T720 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4680mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is slightly better than the Asus ZenPad 10, getting a overall score of 67.9 against 63.6. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is an a lot older device than the Asus ZenPad 10, but Amazon managed to make it a lot lighter and thinner. These tablets use Android operating system, but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has 4.4 version while Asus ZenPad 10 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit better processing unit than Asus ZenPad 10, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 4 processing cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much more vibrant screen than Asus ZenPad 10, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater amount of pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much better camera than Asus ZenPad 10, because it has a back camera with a much higher 8 megapixels resolution. The Asus ZenPad 10 has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Asus ZenPad 10 also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Asus ZenPad 10 has a really longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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