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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 4.0 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-09-06 | 2014-10-15 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Black | Black, Brown and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 has an overall score of 74.5, which is much better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's general score of 55.7. The Google Nexus 9 is a extremely newer tablet, and it's also thinner and extremely lighter than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. These tablets include Android OS (operating system), but the Google Nexus 9 has newer 5.0 version while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0 version, counting with lots of additional features.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a brighter display than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Google Nexus 9 also has a quite higher pixel amount in each inch of screen and a slightly better 2048 x 1536 resolution. Google Nexus 9 has a quite superior performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have 2 cores, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with more RAM memory and a 64 bits CPU.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has 32 GB more internal storage. Google Nexus 9 counts with a much better battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, Google Nexus 9 is also a lot cheaper.
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