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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 11 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2022-01-13 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 6.49 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a global score of 68.5, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab A8's 62.6 score. These tablets use Android OS (operating system), but Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has the newer 4.2.2 version while Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 version, giving you some additional features and performance optimizations. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's body is incredibly lighter than Galaxy Tab A8, but it is thicker and was released 8 years before.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a way better looking display than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of display and a better 1600 x 2560px resolution. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much greater processing power than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has less RAM memory and lesser processing cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy Tab A8 has a much longer battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have a camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution.
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