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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Amazon |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-25 | 2021-05-26 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 9.72 x 6.54 x 0.36 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| Black | Black, Denim, Lavender and Olive |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | MediaTek Helio P60T MT8183 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is just a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), having a 68.5 score against 62.8. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 construction is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), although it was released 8 years before. Both of these devices come with Android OS (operating system), but the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has 4.2.2 version while Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much sharper screen than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a way higher screen density. Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit more powerful CPU than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), because although it has 4 lesser CPU cores and less RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021), because it has a lot higher resolution camera in the back.
Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 both feature very similar batteries performance.
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