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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Windows 10 S |
| 2012-09-06 | 2018-11-02 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 11.32 x 7.89 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 28.00 ounces |
| Black | Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 254 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 SDM850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2950 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.45 |
| 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 | |
| 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6120mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book2 has a general score of 81.9, which is way better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's 55.7 score. Galaxy Book2 comes with Windows 10 S operating system, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with Android 4.0 operating system. Although the Galaxy Book2 is notably heavier than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, it's thinner and also a lot newer.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy Book2, because although it has a bit lower 1200 x 1920 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater amount of pixels per display inch. Samsung Galaxy Book2 has a quite better processing power than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy Book2 takes much better photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Galaxy Book2 features a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Book2 features a way better battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Galaxy Book2 is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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