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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Amazon |
| -- | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2013-09-25 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 6.49 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has an overall score of 71.5, which is just a bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's 68.5 general score. The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a much newer tablet, and it is also a bit thinner and lighter than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has just a bit better performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a sharper display than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has a quite worse screen pixel density, and they both have the same exact 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a little larger display. Huawei MediaPad M3 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has an external memory slot that allows up to 128 GB.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3. Both have the same resolution back camera. The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a very superior battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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