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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 59.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 4.4 | Android 6.0 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2015-09-29 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.53 x 7.05 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 17.60 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | $ 645.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1800 pixels |
| LCD | LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 307 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra X1 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | NVIDIA Maxwell GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 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 |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is better than the Google Pixel C, getting a general score of 67.9 against 59.4. Both of these devices use Android OS, but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has older 4.4 version and Google Pixel C has Android 6.0. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is an older and just a bit thicker portable tablet than the Google Pixel C, but Amazon managed to make it much lighter anyway.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much greater processing power than Google Pixel C, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores. Google Pixel C features a little sharper display than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has a little bit worse count of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a quite better 1800 x 2560 pixels resolution and a bit bigger screen.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a little bit better camera than Google Pixel C. Both have the same video frame rate, a camera with an 8 MP resolution and the same video quality. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and the Google Pixel C have similar storage for apps and games, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel C features a battery life that's very similar to the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 one.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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