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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 11 | Android 4.4 |
| 2021-08-05 | 2014-10-21 |
| 7.28 x 11.21 x 0.25 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.45 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Mystic Black, Mystic Green, Mystic Pink and Mystic Silver | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 243 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 570 Gold, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10090mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G is better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, with an 81.1 score against 67.9. The Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G body is much newer and somewhat thinner than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's, although it is also heavier. These tablets use Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G has the newer 11 version and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G features a bit more powerful processing unit than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 4 more processing cores (although slower) and a greater amount of RAM. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G, because although it has a really smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a higher pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G has a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G takes clearer pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Both of them have the same video frame rates, the same video quality and a 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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