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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Asus |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-21 | 2016-08-31 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| -- | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | -- |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a bit better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, getting a 67.9 score against 65.2. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 construction is lighter than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, although it is just a bit thicker and was released around 23 months before. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a bit superior processor than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, although it has less processing cores and less RAM.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a better screen than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel density and a little higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both have a same resolution back facing camera, the same video quality and the same video frame rates.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a very superior battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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