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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 58.5 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Amazon |
| Windows 8.1 | Android 4.4 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.43 x 6.87 x 0.28 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.11 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| $ 125.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3775 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 1460 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is better than Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi, with a overall score of 67.9 against 58.5. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a a little thicker but much lighter tablet device than the Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 operating system, and Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi works with Windows 8.1 operating system.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much better looking screen than Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better screen density and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi, although it has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits, they both have a 2 GB RAM memory and a Quad-Core CPU.
Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 feature extremely similar memory capacity for applications and games, and although the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has no slot for an external memory card, they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 takes much clearer photos and videos than Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's battery duration is just as good as the Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi one.
Although Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi, resigning a couple features and specs.
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