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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Huawei |
| Android 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-09-25 | 2016-09-29 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 6.82 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a global score of 71.5, which is a little bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's general score of 68.5. The Huawei MediaPad M3 construction is noticeably newer, somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has a just a little worse screen pixels density, and they both have the same exact 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a bit better processor than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with more processing cores and more RAM.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 captures clearer photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3. They have a same resolution back camera. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a way better battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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