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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Windows 10 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2017-05-21 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| -- | Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 339 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 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 | |
| -- | 5070mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, with an 80 score against 67.9. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch's construction is notably newer and just a bit thinner than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's, but it is heavier. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch works with Windows 10 operating system, while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 operating system.
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a bit better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much sharper screen than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch of display and a quite better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a very superior storage to install games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB and more internal memory. The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Galaxy Book 12-inch captures much clearer photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Book 12-inch also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos and a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
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