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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2014-10-21 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 5.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a general score of 73.6, which is a little bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's global score of 67.9. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a newer tablet, and it is also way lighter and extremely thinner than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and less CPU cores.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a quite bigger display, a little bit more pixels per inch in the display and a bit higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both have a 8 mega-pixels back-facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same video resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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