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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Amazon |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4 |
| 2017-01-24 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.54 x 6.46 x 0.27 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.28 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an overall score of 67.9, which is a bit better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE's global score of 64.8. Despite of the fact the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is notably older and just a little bit thicker than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, it's construction is still a lot lighter. These tablets have Android operating system, but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has the previous 4.4 version while Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a way better screen than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher quantity of pixels per inch of display and a little higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a bit better CPU than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a little bit better camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE. Both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE has a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE has a way better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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