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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 4.4 | Android 13 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2024-01-20 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.71 x 6.33 x 0.29 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 18.17 ounces |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| -- | 360 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T606 (12 nm) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Mali-G57 MC1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is just a bit better than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, getting a overall score of 67.9 against 65.2. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 body is noticeably lighter than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, although it's a bit thicker and was released 9 years before. Both tablets in this comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has older 4.4 version while Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 has Android 13.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little better processing power than Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, although it has less RAM and less CPU cores. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much sharper screen than Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a much greater display pixels density.
Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a much more MP back camera. Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 256 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 features a very superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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