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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 2.3.5, 2.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2011-03-16 | 2014-10-21 |
| 4.87 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| $ 215.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 540 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 7.38 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 2.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, getting a 67.9 score against 54.2. Both of these tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has 4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 has Android 2.3.5 version. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 body is much newer and notably thinner, but much heavier than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better processing power than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better display than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a much higher resolution of 1600 x 2560, a way larger screen and a better display density.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better 8 MP resolution. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 costs a lot more money than the Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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