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Asus Transformer Prime
64 GBTF201
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Amazon |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2011-11-09 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 67.9, which is much better than the Asus Transformer Prime's score of 56.3. These tablets come with Android operating system, but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a more recent 4.4 version while Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3 version, giving you a lot of extra features and better performance. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's body is incredibly newer, way lighter and noticeably thinner than the Asus Transformer Prime.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a way better display than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much greater display pixel density and a way better resolution of 1600 x 2560. The Asus Transformer Prime has more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Asus Transformer Prime also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a better processing unit than Asus Transformer Prime, and although they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has 1 GB more RAM memory. The Asus Transformer Prime features a much better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures and videos in low-light environments, they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution and the same video frame rate.
The Asus Transformer Prime and the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 both feature really similar batteries performance.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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