Screen size
equal specsFire HDX 8.9 (2014)8.9"
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE8.9"
Quick verdict
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) leads the measured specs 9-1.
Measured wins
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
1
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
HSDPA
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
HSDPA
4G bands
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
LTE
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsKindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
LTE
Speed
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
HSPA, LTE - cellular model only
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Yes
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
EDGE
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Yes
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
Announced
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
2014, September. Released 2014, October
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
2012, September. Released 2012, October
Status
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Discontinued
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Discontinued
Dimensions
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm (9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Weight
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
375 g (Wi-Fi)/ 389 g (4G) (13.23 oz)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
575 g (1.27 lb)
SIM
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Micro-SIM - cellular model only
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Mini-SIM
Type
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
IPS LCD
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
IPS LCD
Size
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
8.9 inches, 229.7 cm2 (~62.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
8.9 inches, 229.7 cm2 (~58.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
2560 x 1600 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~339 ppi density)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~254 ppi density)
OS
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Android 4.4 (KitKat - customized), Fire 4
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Android 4.0 (customized)
Chipset
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
TI OMAP 4470
CPU
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Adreno 420
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
PowerVR SGX544
Card slot
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
Internal
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Other
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
eMMC 5.0
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Single
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
8 MP, AF
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
1.3 MP
Features
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
LED flash
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Video
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Yes
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
Single
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Video
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
720p
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Other
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
-
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
Loudspeaker
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Yes, with stereo speakers
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Yes
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
WLAN
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
4.0, A2DP
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
Positioning
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
GPS - cellular model only
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Radio
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
No
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
USB
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
2.0
Sensors
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Accelerometer, gyro
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Other
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
HDMI port MP4/VP8/H.263 player MP3/WAV/AAC/OGG/E-AC-3 player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer/editor Free cloud storage for all Amazon content Text-to-Speech english-language content reader Predictive text input
Type
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Li-Ion, non-removable
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Talk time
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Up to 12 h
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Colors
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
Black
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Black
Price
Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
About 310 EUR
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
About 380 EUR