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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7
64 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 60.8 | 74.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2013-09-25 | 2014-06-12 |
| 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 100.00 | $ 189.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 323 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a lot better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, with a 74.3 score against 60.8. These tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has the newer 4.4.2 version and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has Android 4.2.2 version, so it provides the user lots of additional features. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 construction is notably thinner but incredibly heavier than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, and both of them were released only 9 months apart.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has a lot lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a little bit better storage to install games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows up to 128 GB.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory and 4 lesser cpu cores (but faster), it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a much longer battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 costs a lot more than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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