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| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| -- | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2015-11-08 | 2013-09-25 |
| 17.79 x 10.86 x 0.47 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 93.48 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| $ 599.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 18.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 120 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T720 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 0.55 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than Samsung Galaxy View, with a 68.5 score against 61.5. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is an notably older device than the Samsung Galaxy View, but it is way lighter and way thinner anyway. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a much better screen than Galaxy View, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher display pixels density and a better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy View, because although it has lesser cpu cores (but faster), and they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with an extra graphics processor. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy View.
Galaxy View features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy View also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Samsung Galaxy View has a superior battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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