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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T800
| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 479.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 339 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, getting a overall score of 72.1 against 67.9. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a more recent 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4, so it gives you some nice extra features and performance improvements. Galaxy Tab S 10.5's design is somewhat heavier but somewhat thinner than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and they were released only 4 months apart.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit better screen than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a just a little greater quantity of pixels per display inch.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with slightly more storage for games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both of them have the same video frame rates, the same video definition and the same resolution back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a way better battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it a no doubt choice.
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