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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 13 |
| 2014-10-21 | -- |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 13.23 ounces | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2960 x 1848 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 339 pixels per inch | 239 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 7.04 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 10880mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has a general score of 73.3, which is a little bit better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 score. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is a noticeably lighter and much thinner tablet than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both tablets in this review have Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has a more recent 13 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4, so it gives you a couple nice extra features and optimized performance.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel count in each inch of display. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much powerful processor than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has 4 less CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra takes just a bit better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a way better resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features a very superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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