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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
64 GBAmazon Fire HDX 8.9
32 GB (2014)| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-02-27 | 2014-10-21 |
| 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.16 ounces | 13.72 ounces |
| $ 435.00 | $ 429.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a bit better than the Galaxy Note 10.1, with a 66.3 score against 66.3. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 design is incredibly newer, incredibly lighter and somewhat thinner than the Galaxy Note 10.1. Both tablets in our current comparison have the same Android 4.4 OS (operating system).
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a lot better display than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better display density and a way better resolution of 1600 x 2560px. The Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy Note 10.1. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a greater camera than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a way better 1920x1080 video definition and a lot higher 8 mega pixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with a much longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is also cheaper than the other tablet.
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