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| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Amazon |
| -- | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2016-08-31 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.17 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| 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 |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8176 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6250 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a general score of 68.5, which is a little bit better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's general score of 65.2. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a way older and just a little bit thicker tablet device than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, but Amazon managed to build it somewhat lighter anyway.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little faster CPU than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much sharper screen than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a slightly better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a way bigger storage for applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 128 GB. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with just a bit better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. They have a 8 MP camera in the back.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a really longer battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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