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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 57.6 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 2.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2010-09-02 | 2014-10-21 |
| 7.48 x 4.74 x 0.47 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 465.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 640 MB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 7.56 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 720 x 480 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 650 hours standby time | -- |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is better than the Galaxy Tab T-Mobile, having a global score of 67.9 against 57.6. These tablets come with Android operating system, but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a newer 4.4 version while Galaxy Tab T-Mobile has Android 2.2 version, so it offers some additional features and some performance improvements. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 design is incredibly newer, a little bit lighter and noticeably thinner than Galaxy Tab T-Mobile.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a very superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab T-Mobile, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and more RAM memory. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab T-Mobile, because it has a lot better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a bigger screen and much more pixels per inch of display.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab T-Mobile, because it has a much higher video resolution and a back camera with a much higher resolution. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a superior storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab T-Mobile, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab T-Mobile has a really longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a bit more expensive than Samsung Galaxy Tab T-Mobile, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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