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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4 |
| 2019-04-26 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 316.00 | $ 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 |
| 7.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S5e is better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, with a global score of 78.6 against 67.9. The Galaxy Tab S5e design is extremely newer and extremely thinner than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's, although it is also a bit heavier. These tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab S5e has the newer 10 version while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a better display than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels per display inch. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a CPU that is just as good as the processing unit in Galaxy Tab S5e, although the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a way better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a camera with lot more mega pixels and a larger diafragm aperture. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a way better battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab S5e is also a bargain compared to others.
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