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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-21 | 2018-08-10 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| -- | Black and Gray |
| -- | Glass |
| $ 479.00 | $ 307.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 6.3 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S4 has a general score of 78.8, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's score of 67.9. Even though the Galaxy Tab S4 is notably heavier than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, it's just a little bit thinner and noticeably newer. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1600 x 2560px resolution, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a just a bit better screen density.
Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a little bit better processing power than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger number of cores (although slower) and a higher amount of RAM. The Galaxy Tab S4 takes much better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a lot higher video quality, a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy Tab S4 has a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S4 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a way better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Galaxy Tab S4 is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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