Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 58.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | LG |
| Android 4.0 | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2012-09-06 | 2015-10-01 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 8.30 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 12.24 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Adreno 305 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 0.55 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG G Pad II 8.0 is a little bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, having a 58.3 score against 55.7. The LG G Pad II 8.0 is a a lot lighter tablet device than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, but both of them are equally thin. Both devices we compare here come with Android OS, but the LG G Pad II 8.0 has newer 5.0 Lollipop version and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0 version, so it offers lots of additional features and performance optimizations.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a more vivid display than LG G Pad II 8.0, because it has a higher quantity of pixels per inch of display, a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a quite bigger display. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a little better processing power than LG G Pad II 8.0, because although it has lesser processing cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics co-processor.
The LG G Pad II 8.0 counts with slightly more storage to store more games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The LG G Pad II 8.0 has a much better battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
LG G Pad II 8.0 captures a lot better pictures and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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