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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 63.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | LG |
| Android 4.4 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-21 | 2016-06-03 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 8.30 x 4.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4650mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 67.9, which is a bit better than LG G Pad X 8.0's 63.5 score. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's body is a bit thinner than LG G Pad X 8.0, although it's heavier and was released just a bit further than a year before. Both tablets in this comparison review use Android operating system, but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has older 4.4 version and LG G Pad X 8.0 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a brighter display than LG G Pad X 8.0, because it has a bit larger display, a better resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little bit better processing power than LG G Pad X 8.0, although it has less CPU cores , they both have a 2 GB RAM memory.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a better memory capacity to store more apps and games than LG G Pad X 8.0, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory capacity. LG G Pad X 8.0 has a much better battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a superior camera than LG G Pad X 8.0, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a lot better 8 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
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