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Google Nexus 10
32 GBAmazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-10-29 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.27 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 179.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| True RGB Real Stripe PLS | LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-T604 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.09 |
| 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 + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 | |
| 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 500 hours standby time | -- |
| 9.6 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 10 is just a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, getting a overall score of 68.1 against 67.9. Even being the best in this review, the Google Nexus 10 body is older, notably heavier and somewhat thicker than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both of these tablets include Android OS, but the Google Nexus 10 has 5.1 version while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4, so it provides you some extra features and some performance improvements.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit sharper screen than Google Nexus 10, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1600 x 2560, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a bit better display density. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 10, because it has 32 GB more internal storage.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Google Nexus 10, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a higher number of cores. The Google Nexus 10 counts with a little bit better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a way worse 5 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Google Nexus 10 features a very superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Google Nexus 10 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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