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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 37.3 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Viewsonic | Amazon |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-02-24 | 2014-10-21 |
| -- | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 13.23 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| $ 485.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 7.2 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an overall score of 67.9, which is much better than the ViewSonic ViewPad G70's overall score of 37.3. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has 4.4 version while ViewSonic ViewPad G70 has Android 4.0 version. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much more vibrant display than ViewSonic ViewPad G70, because it has a way better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a much better pixels quantity per inch of screen and a bigger screen.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a lot better hardware performance than ViewSonic ViewPad G70, because it has a larger number of cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a lot better camera than ViewSonic ViewPad G70, because it has a way higher resolution camera in the back. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than ViewSonic ViewPad G70.
The ViewSonic ViewPad G70 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper, making it a very good choice.
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