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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 57.6 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Amazon |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2013-06-03 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.35 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| $ 79.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 T40X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| NVIDIA GeForce GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 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 |
| 6.05 | 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 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an overall score of 67.9, which is better than the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T's general score of 57.6. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a newer tablet, and it is also notably lighter and thinner than the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T. These tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has the older 4.4 version while Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a little bit better looking screen than Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a little bit better number of pixels per inch in the display.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit better processor than Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a better camera than Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a camera with much more mega-pixels.
The Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T features slightly more storage capacity for apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 128 GB. The Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T and the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 both have quite similar battery performance.
Although Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can buy Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF701T, and give up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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