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| Global Score | |
| 60.8 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-09-25 | 2015-09-03 |
| 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 323 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 0 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 6.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a lot better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, having a 74 score against 60.8. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch body is newer and incredibly thinner, but extremely heavier than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite lower 1200 x 1920 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a SD card slot that allows up to 128 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch takes way better pictures and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
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