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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-21 | 2021-08-05 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 7.28 x 11.21 x 0.25 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 21.45 ounces |
| -- | Mystic Black, Mystic Green, Mystic Pink and Mystic Silver |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 243 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 570 Gold, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10090mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G is better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, getting an 81.1 score against 67.9. Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G is a incredibly newer and thinner portable tablet than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it is also way heavier. Both tablets in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G has a newer 11 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G, because although it has a lot smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1600 x 2560px, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a higher screen density. Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G features a bit better processing power than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger number of cores (although they are slower) and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G captures slightly better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both of them have the same video frame rates, the same video quality and a 8 megapixels resolution camera. Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G has a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G counts with a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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