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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)Samsung Galaxy Tab Active
LTESM-T365
| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 67 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2014-09-04 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 13.86 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | $ 515.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 339 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 3.10 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 31 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is just a bit better than Galaxy Tab Active, with a 67.9 score against 67. Even when the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Galaxy Tab Active were released with only a few months difference, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a little lighter and much thinner. These tablets have the same Android 4.4 operating system.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, a way greater pixel density and a bit larger display. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, and they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with more RAM. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a much more mega-pixels camera in the back and a much better video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active features a very superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the Galaxy Tab Active.
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