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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 60.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2015-06-30 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 9.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 339 pixels per inch | 157 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 3.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than the Galaxy Tab E, with a global score of 67.9 against 60.7. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a notably lighter and just a little bit thinner tablet than the Galaxy Tab E, even when both of them were only released with a couple months difference. Both of these tablets have the same Android 4.4 OS (Operating System).
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a way better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab E, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher screen pixels density and a much better 1600 x 2560 resolution. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a quite better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab E, and although they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab E, because it has a way better 1920x1080 video definition and a back facing camera with lot more megapixels. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab E, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 56 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy Tab E counts with a much better battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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