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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2014-10-21 | 2016-02-18 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 12.67 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| 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 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab E 8.0, having a 67.9 score against 64.9. Both of these devices come with Android OS (operating system), but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has 4.4 version while Galaxy Tab E 8.0 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version. Despite of the fact Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is older and just a little heavier than the Galaxy Tab E 8.0, it's construction is still thinner.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, and although they both have 4 cores, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has 512 MB more RAM memory. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features an incredibly better screen than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a quite larger display, a way higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a way better pixel number per inch of display.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 counts with a way better battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Galaxy Tab E 8.0 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a way worse video resolution and a lot less MP resolution back-facing camera, they both have the same camera aperture.
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