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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 53.2 | 58 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 2.3.5, 2.2 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2011-03-16 | 2013-09-25 |
| 4.87 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches | 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 10.69 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 215.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 540 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP | -- |
| 5.5 | 0 |
| 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 | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has an overall score of 58, which is a bit better than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0's score of 53.2. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 construction is newer and somewhat thinner, but way heavier than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0. Both tablets we are comparing here use Android operating system, but the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has a newer 4.2.2 version while Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 has Android 2.3.5.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has a much powerful processing unit than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has an additional graphics processor, a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a much higher 1200 x 1920px resolution, a lot larger screen and more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 counts with slightly more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 32 GB. The Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 features a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 counts with a way better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is also a lot cheaper, making it a great choice.
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