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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 11 |
| 2013-09-25 | 2022-01-13 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | TFT |
| 339 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.03 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 6.82 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 6.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, getting a 68.5 score against 62.6. Both of these tablets use Android OS (Operating System), but the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a more recent 4.2.2 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11, counting with a couple nice extra features and enhanced performance. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's body is a lot lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, but it is thicker and was released 8 years before.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a GPU. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher number of pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 1600 x 2560.
Galaxy Tab A8 features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 1 TB. Galaxy Tab A8 features a way better battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 takes slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A8. Both have a same resolution camera in the back.
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