Screen size
equal specsKindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE8.9"
Kindle Fire HDX 8.98.9"
Quick verdict
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 leads the measured specs 8-1.
Measured wins
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
1
spec wins
Ties
6
equal specs
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA
3G bands
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
HSDPA
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
HSDPA, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
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 HDX 8.9
LTE
Speed
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
HSPA, LTE
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
HSPA, LTE - cellular model only
GPRS
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes
EDGE
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes
Announced
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
2012, September. Released 2012, October
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
2013, September. Released 2013, November
Status
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Discontinued
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Discontinued
Dimensions
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in)
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm (9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)
Weight
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
575 g (1.27 lb)
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
374 g (Wi-Fi)/ 384 g (4G) (13.19 oz)
SIM
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Mini-SIM
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Nano-SIM (cellular model only)
Type
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
IPS LCD
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
IPS LCD
Size
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
8.9 inches, 229.7 cm2 (~58.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
8.9 inches, 229.7 cm2 (~62.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~254 ppi density)
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
2560 x 1600 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~339 ppi density)
OS
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Android 4.0 (customized)
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Android OS (Jelly Bean - customized), Fire 3
Chipset
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
TI OMAP 4470
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
PowerVR SGX544
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Adreno 330
Card slot
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
No
Internal
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
Other
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
eMMC 4.5
Single
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
1.3 MP
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
8 MP, AF
Video
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes
Features
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
LED flash
Other
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Loudspeaker
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes, with stereo speakers
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes
WLAN
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Yes
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes
Positioning
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
GPS, A-GPS
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
GPS - cellular model only
Radio
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
No
USB
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
2.0
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
No
Sensors
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
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
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Type
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Li-Ion, non-removable
Talk time
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Up to 12 h
Colors
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
Black
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Black
Price
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE
About 380 EUR
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
About 280 EUR