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Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1
64 GBMZ617
| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Amazon |
| Android 3.2 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2011-12-06 | 2013-09-25 |
| 10.00 x 6.83 x 0.35 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.13 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 175.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4430 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.59 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 5.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has an overall score of 68.5, which is a bit better than the Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1's general score of 65.5. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has the newer 4.2.2 version and Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1 has Android 3.2 version, giving you some extra features and optimized performance. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 design is newer, somewhat thinner and noticeably lighter than the Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a much better looking display than Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a way better pixel density. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1 both have very similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have equal internal storage capacity.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a superior processing unit than Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1, because although it has a slower graphics processing unit running at 450 megahertz, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1 features a superior battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
Motorola Droid XYBoard 10.1 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a much smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures in low-light environments and a camera in the back with a much worse 5 mega-pixels resolution.
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