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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 68.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2013-06-03 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 11.25 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | $ 229.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4450mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 42 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a score of 68.7, which is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 overall score. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has an older 4.2.2 version while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch design is just a little bit thinner and lighter than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, despite of the fact that it was released a bit more further than a year before.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a lot better looking screen than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a much higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px, a little bit larger display and a much greater quantity of pixels per display inch. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster) and 512 MB more RAM.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has slightly more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch's camera is very similar to the camera in Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a much lower (HD) video quality and a way less mega pixels resolution back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets, making it an easy decision.
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