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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-25 | 2019-10-01 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 9.59 x 6.70 x 0.39 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 23.03 ounces |
| Black | Black |
| -- | $ 680.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 339 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro has an overall score of 77.5, which is much better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's score of 68.5. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro is a incredibly newer tablet than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it's notably heavier and noticeably thicker. These tablets include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2, providing some extra features.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro, because although it has 4 lesser cpu cores and less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab Active Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a much greater display pixels density.
The Galaxy Tab Active Pro counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab Active Pro also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy Tab Active Pro features a superior battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro captures a lot better photographs and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution camera.
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