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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 79 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2014-10-21 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) 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), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 is better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, getting a 79 score against 67.9. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 construction is newer than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's, but it is somewhat heavier and noticeably thicker. Both tablets in this comparison use Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab Active 3 has the newer 10 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a better display than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a bit bigger screen, a bit greater display density and a better 1600 x 2560 resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a little faster CPU than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more RAM and more CPU cores. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much longer battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes greater photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution and a lot higher 13 MP resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a bit more expensive than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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