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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-21 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a general score of 75.5, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's score of 67.9. Both of these tablets work with Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 8.0 Oreo version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version, giving a couple nice extra features. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a extremely newer tablet, and it's also a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a little lower screen density, and they both have an equal 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a bit bigger display. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit better processor than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and 4 more cores.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a lot bigger storage for apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB more internal storage. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a really longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a way higher 13 megapixels resolution camera.
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