Which tablet is the better buy? We compare the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 against Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 to see which device is worth the purchase.
In terms of design and display, the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is equipped with a 8.9inches IPS LCD display with 16M colors and a resolution of 2560x1600pixels and 339ppi. Its dimensions are 231x158x7.8 mm and the display supports Multitouch.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has a 10.1 inches PLS TFT display which renders a resolution of 800x1280pixels and 149ppi. Its dimensions are 262x180x8.9 mm and weighs 600 grams.
For the hardware and OS, the Kindle Fire HDX tablet has 2G-3G-4G networks, microSIM, Bluetooth, GPRS, WLAN and microUSB. It’s powered by a quad core 2.2GHz Krait 400, partnered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset and it uses an Adreno 330 GPU. It has three variants of unexpandable internal memories: 16/32/64GB and 2GB of RAM, and it runs on the Androidv 4.x (Jelly Bean-customized) OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has only 2G and 3G and has only one MiniSIM port. It has a quad core 1.4GHz Cortex A9 processor, paired with an Exynos 4412 Quad chipset and a Mali-400MP4 GPU. It also has 2GB of RAM, but its 16 and 32GB variant of built in storage are expandable up to 64GB. Plus, it has another 64GB variant. It runs on the Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), which was upgraded to the 4.4.2 (KitKat) version.
For the battery and camera specs, the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a Li-Ion battery that can lasts 12 hours when it’s used continuously.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 also has a non-removable Li-Ion battery with a 7000mAh capacity that last 33 hours while talking.
The Amazon tablet has a more advanced primary camera, with a resolution of 8MP and features such as 3264x 2448pixels, autofocus, LED flash, geo tagging, image stabilization, touch focus. The secondary camera is 1.2MP. The Samsung tablet has a 5MP rear camera with 2592х1944pixels, autofocus, LED flash and geo tagging as the front camera is at 1.9MP.
The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 16GB variant costs $379 ($479 with 4G), the 32GB variant is at $379 and the 64GB variant costs $479. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 16GB variant cost $440 .
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