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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 64.9 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 4.4 |
| 2016-02-18 | 2014-10-21 |
| 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.67 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, getting a 67.9 score against 64.9. Both tablets in our current comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has 4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's design is thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, although it is just a little bit heavier and was released about a year before.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a way better quantity of pixels per display inch, a way higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a quite larger display. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a superior processing power than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 captures better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a way worse resolution camera and a way worse 1280x720 (HD) video quality, they both have a F2.2 diafragm aperture.
Galaxy Tab E 8.0 has a very superior battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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