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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 14 | Android 4.4 |
| 2024-09-16 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | -- |
| $ 600.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 290 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 + 9.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, with a 67.9 score against 61.1. These tablets work with Android operating system, but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has 4.4 version and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a way older and extremely thicker tablet than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but Amazon managed to build it incredibly lighter anyway.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with an extremely better CPU than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit more vivid display than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 192 GB more internal storage. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a much longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a camera with a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution and a bigger aperture for better photos and video in low-light situations.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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