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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 59.4 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 6.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-09-29 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.53 x 7.05 x 0.28 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.60 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 645.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | LCD |
| 307 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra X1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| NVIDIA Maxwell GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 67.9, which is much better than Google Pixel C's score of 59.4. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 body is lighter than the Google Pixel C, but it's just a little bit thicker and was released just 11 months before. Both of these tablets work with Android operating system, but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has 4.4 version while Google Pixel C has Android 6.0.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a really superior performance than Google Pixel C, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with 3 more CPU cores. Google Pixel C has just a bit better display than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has a little lower display density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1800 x 2560 pixels and a little bigger screen.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with just a bit better camera than Google Pixel C. Both of them have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a back camera with an 8 mega pixels. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's memory to store more games and applications is just as good as the Google Pixel C one, they have equal internal storage capacity.
The Google Pixel C and the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 feature similar batteries performance.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is also by far the cheapest one.
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