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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 53.9 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 2.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2010-09-02 | 2014-10-21 |
| 7.48 x 4.74 x 0.47 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 529.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 7.47 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 1.9 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 720 x 480 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than the Galaxy Tab CDMA, getting a 67.9 score against 53.9. Both of these tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a more recent 4.4 version while Galaxy Tab CDMA has Android 2.2, so it provides some additional features. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a extremely newer portable tablet, and it's also incredibly thinner and just a bit lighter than the Galaxy Tab CDMA.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab CDMA, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 1,5 GB more RAM and more cpu cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a way better looking screen than Galaxy Tab CDMA, because it has a way higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution, a bigger screen and a lot higher pixel number per inch of screen.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a better camera than Galaxy Tab CDMA, because it has a way higher 1920x1080 video resolution and a lot higher 8 MP resolution back camera. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab CDMA, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab CDMA features a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest one.
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