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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 4.4 | Android 14 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2024-09-16 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| -- | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| $ 479.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 339 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an overall score of 67.9, which is better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's 61.1 general score. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 body is extremely lighter than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but it is way thicker and was released many years before. Both tablets in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has the previous 4.4 version while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14 version.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a little bit better screen than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a little worse 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater amount of pixels per inch of screen. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much faster processor than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 3 more cpu cores.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal storage capacity. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a way better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 takes much better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos and video.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is also by far the cheapest, making it a no doubt choice.
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