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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)Nokia Lumia 2520
VerizonRX-114
| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 68.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Nokia |
| Android 4.4 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 21.69 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| $ 479.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| -- | 665 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 6.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 600 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Lumia 2520 is a little bit better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, getting a 68.6 score against 67.9. Lumia 2520 counts with Windows RT 8.1 OS, while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 OS. The Lumia 2520 body is older, way heavier and somewhat thicker than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. The Nokia Lumia 2520 features a little better processing power than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores, the Nokia Lumia 2520 also has an extra GPU.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a little bit better looking screen than Nokia Lumia 2520, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a lot more pixels per display inch. Lumia 2520 has a way better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has a lower (Full HD) video quality and a less mega pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited environments.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a little bit more memory to store more apps and games than Lumia 2520, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. Lumia 2520 has a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Lumia 2520 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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