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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-21 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 339 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5870mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is just a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, having a global score of 74 against 67.9. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a newer and way thinner tablet than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it is also just a little heavier. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen density and a slightly better resolution of 1600 x 2560px.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 128 GB. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, although it has lesser RAM and less CPU cores.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a very superior battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. They have the same video frame rate, a 8 mega-pixels back camera and the same video resolution.
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