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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Amazon |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.4 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2014-10-21 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has an overall score of 75.5, which is better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's general score of 67.9. Both of these devices include Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 8.0 Oreo version while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version, so it provides you lots of additional features. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a newer device, and it is also just a bit thinner and lighter than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features just a little better processing power than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 4 more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a better looking display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a little lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have exactly the same 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a little bigger display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB and more internal storage. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same aperture, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much better battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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