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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-21 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | $ 316.00 |
| 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 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e has a global score of 78.6, which is better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's global score of 67.9. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e has newer 10 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4, providing the user lots of additional features. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e body is notably newer and notably thinner, but a little heavier than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. Galaxy Tab S5e counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 feature really similar processors, although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e also has a greater number of cores (but slower) and a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a much better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a camera with way more mega pixels, a larger aperture and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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