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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-21 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 339 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a score of 74.6, which is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's global score of 67.9. Both tablets in this comparison have Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version, giving a couple nice extra features. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s body is way newer, just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a better display density, a bit bigger screen and a better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a little faster processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 less cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) takes a lot better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same resolution back camera, the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a larger diafragm aperture for better photos in poorly lited situations.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a superior battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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