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Asus VivoTab RT
64 GB LTEAmazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 61 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Amazon |
| Windows RT | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-06-04 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.33 x 6.73 x 0.33 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.87 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 275.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | LCD |
| 155 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (750 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce @ 520 MHz GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.28 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a global score of 67.9, which is much better than the Asus VivoTab RT's global score of 61. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.4 OS, while Asus VivoTab RT works with Windows RT OS. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's body is newer, much lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Asus VivoTab RT.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little bit better processing power than Asus VivoTab RT. Both of them have a 2 GB RAM memory and a Quad-Core CPU. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better screen than Asus VivoTab RT, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher screen pixel density and a lot better 1600 x 2560px resolution.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has as much memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Asus VivoTab RT one, and although the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has no SD card slot, they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Asus VivoTab RT features just a bit better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a F2.2 camera aperture, a 8 mega-pixels resolution camera and the same video frame rates.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a battery life that's very similar to the Asus VivoTab RT one.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a lot more expensive than the Asus VivoTab RT, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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