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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-10-21 | 2018-09-20 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| $ 479.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 339 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a general score of 68.3, which is a little bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's global score of 67.9. These tablets include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has the newer 8.1 Oreo version while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4, providing you lots of additional features and improved performance. Although the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is somewhat thicker than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, it's a little lighter and also newer.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018). Both of them have the same number of cores and 2 GB of RAM. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a quite larger display, a lot better 1600 x 2560px resolution and a much greater count of pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) features a very superior memory to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) captures much better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a lower (Full HD) video resolution and a much worse resolution back-facing camera, they both have a same size aperture.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it a great choice.
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