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North AmericaAmazon Kindle Fire HDX 7
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Amazon |
| Android | Android 4.2.2 |
| -- | 2013-09-25 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 10.97 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| $ 239.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | -- |
| 6.16 | 0 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is much better than the Nvidia SHIELD, getting a global score of 60.8 against 54.3. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is a a bit thinner and way lighter tablet device than the Nvidia SHIELD. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a sharper display than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1200 x 1920, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 also counts with a just a bit greater display density.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has a bit faster processor than Nvidia SHIELD, and although they both have the same number of cores and a 2 GB RAM, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 also has an extra graphics co-processor.
Nvidia SHIELD features a lot better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7's battery lifetime is very similar to the Nvidia SHIELD one.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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