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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Amazon |
| Android 4.4, 4.2.2 | Android 4.4 |
| -- | 2014-10-21 |
| 6.49 x 3.50 x 0.41 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| White | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 380 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2580 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Clover Trail+ (Dual-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 490 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a general score of 67.9, which is better than Asus Fonepad Note 6's 58.7 global score. These tablets work with the same Android 4.4 operating system, so you shouldn't perceive any difference regarding that. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's design is extremely heavier but noticeably thinner than Asus Fonepad Note 6.
Asus Fonepad Note 6 has a little more vivid display than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has a way lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than Asus Fonepad Note 6, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a little bit better hardware performance than Asus Fonepad Note 6, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a greater number of cores. Asus Fonepad Note 6 and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 feature incredibly similar batteries duration. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a little bit better camera than Asus Fonepad Note 6. Both have a 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is way more expensive than Asus Fonepad Note 6, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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