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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 11 | Android 4.4 |
| 2021-06-18 | 2014-10-21 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.31 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.91 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Grey and Silver | -- |
| Metal and Metal | -- |
| $ 160.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1340 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 179 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P22T MT8768T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has a general score of 74.2, which is just a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's global score of 67.9. Both tablets in this review work with Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has 11 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4, so it provides a couple nice extra features. Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is a a lot newer and a little lighter portable tablet than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it's just a little bit thicker.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, because it has a lot better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a much higher number of pixels per screen inch and a bit bigger screen. Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite counts with just a little better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite counts with a way better battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has a much better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video resolution and a camera in the back with an 8 megapixels, the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite also has a larger aperture.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is also a bargain compared to others, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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