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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-09-25 | 2018-08-24 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 339 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is just a bit better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, having a general score of 74.5 against 68.5. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a way heavier tablet than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, but they are equally thin. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has 9.0 Pie version while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater screen density and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a way better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a bigger aperture to take better low-light images. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 400 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much longer battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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