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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Amazon |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2013-09-25 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 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 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, having a 75.5 score against 68.5. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a incredibly newer tablet, and it is also a bit thinner and lighter than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit more powerful processor than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a better looking display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a just a little lower amount of pixels per screen inch, and they both have the same 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a bit larger screen.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a very superior battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots much better pictures and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same aperture, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
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