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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 71.2 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 13 | Android 4.4 |
| 2023-11-20 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.93 x 6.82 x 0.31 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 22.29 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Glacier Blue, Space Grey and Turquoise Green | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2000 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 194 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2200 MHz processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8800mAh Nano SIM Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Blackview Tab 18 has a score of 71.2, which is slightly better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 overall score. These tablets include Android OS (operating system), but the Blackview Tab 18 has a more recent 13 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version, so it gives a lot of extra features and some performance improvements. The Blackview Tab 18 is a incredibly newer tablet than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it's just a little bit thicker and incredibly heavier.
Blackview Tab 18 features a bit better CPU than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 10 GB more RAM and 4 more cores (although they are slower). The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much sharper display than Blackview Tab 18, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater number of pixels per screen inch and a better 1600 x 2560px resolution.
Blackview Tab 18 features just a bit better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a way higher resolution back-facing camera. The Blackview Tab 18 has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 192 GB more internal memory and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
The Blackview Tab 18 features a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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