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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 66.1 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 13 | Android 4.4 |
| 2023-11-20 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.11 x 6.63 x 0.29 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.28 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Glacier Blue and Interstellar Grey | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 360 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T616 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2000 MHz processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8800mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is slightly better than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, having a 67.9 score against 66.1. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has the previous 4.4 version while Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has Android 13 version. Even though Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is incredibly older and a bit thicker than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, it's body is still a lot lighter.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better looking screen than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher screen pixels density and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. The Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 features a bit superior processing unit than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 10 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 features a very superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has a slightly better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a much more megapixels camera in the back.
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