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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Amazon |
| Windows 8 | Android 4.4 |
| -- | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.43 x 6.73 x 0.38 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.46 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 300.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 155 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Intel Atom Z2760 (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC 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, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 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
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a global score of 67.9, which is much better than the Asus VivoTab Smart's 58.7 score. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 operating system, while Asus VivoTab Smart counts with Windows 8 operating system. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 construction is lighter and much thinner than the Asus VivoTab Smart.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much more vibrant display than Asus VivoTab Smart, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1600 x 2560 resolution and way more pixels per screen inch. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Asus VivoTab Smart both count with really similar memory capacity to install games and applications, and although the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has no external SD slot, they both have equal 64 GB internal storage.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little faster processor than Asus VivoTab Smart, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a higher number of cores. The Asus VivoTab Smart counts with a slightly better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both of them have the same video resolution, the same camera aperture, the same video frame rates and the same resolution back-facing camera.
Asus VivoTab Smart and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 both count with extremely similar batteries performance.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 costs a lot more money than Asus VivoTab Smart, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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