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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2018-08-10 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.04 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Black and Gray | -- |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 307.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S4 has a score of 78.8, which is better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's general score of 67.9. The Galaxy Tab S4 construction is a lot newer and a little thinner than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's, but it is notably heavier. Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a little better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a higher number of cores and more RAM memory.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much better screen than Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a little bit better display pixels density. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 has a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 features a way better battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a way better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a much better video resolution, a way higher 13 megapixels resolution camera and a bigger diafragm aperture.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it an obvious call.
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