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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2015-04-20 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches | 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 15.84 ounces | 10.97 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and White | Black |
| $ 160.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 0 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has a global score of 60.8, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7's 60.4 general score. These tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has 4.2.2 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has Android 5.0 version. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is an older and thicker tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but Amazon managed to build it extremely lighter anyway.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a much powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has an extra GPU, a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a way better amount of pixels per display inch.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a very superior battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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