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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 74.5 |
| 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 | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 339 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 74.5, which is slightly better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is thinner and much lighter than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although both were released only a couple months apart. Both tablets in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a more recent 4.4.2 version while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version, so it provides some additional features and better performance.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Galaxy Tab S 8.4 have incredibly similar screens, because although the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 2560 x 1600px resolution, it also counts with a quite better count of pixels per inch in the display. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a bit bigger storage for apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 128 GB.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 takes clearer videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both have the same video frame rate, a back camera with an 8 MP and the same 1920x1080 video quality.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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