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| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Amazon |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | Android 4.2.2 |
| -- | 2013-09-25 |
| 7.60 x 5.10 x 0.40 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 14.99 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 6.05 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 3.8 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, getting a score of 68.5 against 56.1. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's body is notably thinner and a bit lighter than the BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.2.2 OS, while BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ has BlackBerry Tablet OS OS.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features just a bit better hardware performance than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has a much better 450 MHz graphics processing unit, 1 GB more RAM and a greater number of faster cores. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better display than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has a lot greater pixels density, a way higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a bigger display.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has 64 GB internal storage. The BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a superior camera than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has a way higher resolution back camera.
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