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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)Google Nexus 10
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2012-10-29 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 21.27 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | True RGB Real Stripe PLS |
| 339 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | ARM Mali-T604 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (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 | |
| -- | 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 500 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 9.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 10 has a global score of 68.1, which is slightly better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 score. The Google Nexus 10 is a better tablet than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, it must be told that it's also older, thicker and much heavier. Both tablets in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Google Nexus 10 has newer 5.1 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit better display than Google Nexus 10, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1600 x 2560px resolution, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a little bit higher pixel amount in each inch of screen. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 10, because it has 64 GB internal storage.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit superior CPU than Google Nexus 10, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a greater number of cores. The Google Nexus 10 counts with a little bit better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega pixels resolution and a lower (Full HD) video quality.
The Google Nexus 10 counts with a very superior battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Google Nexus 10 is also a bargain compared to others, making it an obvious call.
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