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| Global Score | |
| 58.2 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HP | Amazon |
| Windows 8.1 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2014-02-23 | 2013-09-25 |
| 10.22 x 7.16 x 0.39 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 23.00 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 155.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| Intel Atom Z3795 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 6.38 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8380mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 68.5, which is much better than HP ProPad 600's 58.2 overall score. Even though the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and the HP ProPad 600 were only released 5 months apart, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is much thinner and much lighter. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.2.2 OS, and HP ProPad 600 comes with Windows 8.1 OS.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a bit better processing unit than HP ProPad 600, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a GPU. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a better looking screen than HP ProPad 600, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and much more pixels per inch of screen.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 shoots a bit better videos and photos than HP ProPad 600. Both of them have the same resolution back facing camera. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and HP ProPad 600 both have similar storage for applications and games, and although the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has no slot for external memory cards, they both have the same internal storage.
The HP ProPad 600 features a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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