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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-21 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has an overall score of 70.2, which is a little bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 score. These devices have Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4, offering a couple additional features and performance optimizations. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a newer tablet than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but it is just a little bit thicker and noticeably heavier.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), although it has lesser cpu cores , they both have 2 GB of RAM memory. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1600 x 2560 resolution and a lot more pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the same video frame rate and a 8 mega pixels resolution back camera, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a bigger diafragm aperture. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a slightly better storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much better battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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