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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Chrome OS | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2018-11-22 | 2013-09-25 |
| 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 25.79 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Blue | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1599.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2000 x 3000 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 293 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 3 | 6.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel Slate is better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, getting a 79.3 score against 68.5. Google Pixel Slate comes with Chrome OS operating system, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.2.2 operating system. Google Pixel Slate is a incredibly newer and a little bit thinner portable tablet than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it is also a lot heavier.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a better screen than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has a really smaller display and a little worse 1600 x 2560px resolution, and they both have the same brightness, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a little higher pixel density. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit better processing power than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 2 more cores and a graphics processing unit.
Google Pixel Slate has a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 256 GB internal storage. Google Pixel Slate captures much clearer videos and photos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have a 8 megapixels resolution camera, the Google Pixel Slate also has a larger aperture to capture better low light photos and videos.
Google Pixel Slate and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 feature really similar batteries performance.
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