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Global Score
68.566.7
Basic Information
AmazonSamsung
Android 4.2.2Windows RT
2013-09-252012-08-29
9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches10.46 x 6.62 x 0.35 inches
13.55 ounces20.11 ounces
Black--
--$ 650.00
Display / Screen
8.9 inches10.1 inches
2560 x 1600 pixels 1366 x 768 pixels
LCDLCD
339 pixels per inch155 pixels per inch
400 cd/m2 brightness--
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
96.6
Performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A chipset
Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processorKrait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor
2 GB (800 MHz) RAM2 GB (500 MHz) RAM
Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPUAdreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU
9.188.46
Storage
64 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot
7.79.46
Camera
8.00 MP5.00 MP + 1.90 MP
f/2.20 aperture--
--1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution
6.826.05
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile Hotspot--
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS--
6.42.4
Battery Life
--8200mAh Li-Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
1.369.12
Other Features
BluetoothBluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
--NFC
Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has an overall score of 68.5, which is a little bit better than Samsung Ativ Tab's global score of 66.7. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.2.2 operating system, while Samsung Ativ Tab counts with Windows RT operating system. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's body is newer, lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Ativ Tab.

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a way better display than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixels density and a way better 1600 x 2560 resolution. The Samsung Ativ Tab counts with a much bigger storage for applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Ativ Tab also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 64 GB.

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Ativ Tab, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also has a larger number of cores and a better graphics co-processor. Samsung Ativ Tab has a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.

The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a much better camera than Samsung Ativ Tab, because it has a back camera with a lot better 8 mega pixels resolution.




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