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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 13 |
| 2013-09-25 | -- |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 13.55 ounces | -- |
| Black | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2960 x 1848 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 339 pixels per inch | 239 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 6.82 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10880mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has a general score of 73.3, which is a bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's 68.5 general score. Both of these tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has an older 13 version while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 version. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is a notably lighter and notably thinner tablet than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a really superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has 6 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an extra GPU. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better count of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra takes a bit better photographs and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a camera with a much higher 13 mega-pixels resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra counts with a much longer battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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