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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-09-25 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a little bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, with a 70.2 score against 68.5. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s body is way newer than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's, although it is way heavier and a little thicker. These tablets include Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has newer 8.1 Oreo version while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with an additional GPU. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a much better screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a way better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have a back-facing camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a slightly better storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much longer battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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