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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
32 GBP6200
| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0, 3.2 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2011-09-30 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 7.62 x 4.82 x 0.39 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| LCD | LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | -- |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 6.3 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, having a 67.9 score against 60.8. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 body is noticeably newer and thinner than Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus's, but it is a little bit heavier. Both devices in this comparison include Android OS, but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has the newer 4.4 version while Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has Android 4.1.2 version, providing a lot of extra features.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a way better screen than Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, because it has a bigger display, a much better number of pixels per inch in the screen and a much better resolution of 1600 x 2560px. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a greater processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, because it has 1 GB more RAM and more CPU cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has a very superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, because it has a much higher 8 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a much higher 1920x1080 video quality.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is also the cheapest.
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