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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 55.6 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Amazon |
| Android 4.1 | Android 4.4 |
| -- | 2014-10-21 |
| 7.61 x 4.75 x 0.39 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.35 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| $ 249.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 600 x 1024 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.82 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 3.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| -- | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 67.9, which is way better than Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth's global score of 55.6. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 body is a bit heavier but much thinner than the Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has the newer 4.4 version and Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth has Android 4.1, giving you a couple nice extra features.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth, because it has a bigger screen, a much better pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a better performing CPU than Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and also faster).
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth counts with a superior battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a way better camera than Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth, because it has a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 costs a lot more than Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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