Screen size
equal specsKindle Fire HD 8.98.9"
Kindle Fire HDX 8.98.9"
Quick verdict
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 leads the measured specs 8-0.
Measured wins
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
0
spec wins
Ties
7
equal specs
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No cellular connectivity
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
N/A
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA
GPRS
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes
EDGE
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain 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
Yes
3G bands
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
HSDPA, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
LTE
Speed
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
HSPA, LTE - cellular model only
Announced
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
2012, September. Released 2012, October
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
2013, September. Released 2013, November
Status
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Discontinued
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Discontinued
Dimensions
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
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
567 g (1.25 lb)
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
374 g (Wi-Fi)/ 384 g (4G) (13.19 oz)
SIM
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Nano-SIM (cellular model only)
Type
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
IPS LCD
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
IPS LCD
Size
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
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
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
Android 4.0 (customized)
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Android OS (Jelly Bean - customized), Fire 3
Chipset
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
TI OMAP 4470
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
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
PowerVR SGX544
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Adreno 330
Card slot
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
No
Internal
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
Other
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
eMMC 4.5
Single
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
1.3 MP
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
8 MP, AF
Video
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes
Features
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
LED flash
Other
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Loudspeaker
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Yes, with stereo speakers
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Yes
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes
WLAN
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
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
Yes
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Yes
Positioning
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
GPS - cellular model only
Radio
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
No
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
No
USB
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
2.0
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
No
Sensors
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Accelerometer, gyro
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Accelerometer, gyro
Other
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
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
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Li-Ion, non-removable
Talk time
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
-
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Up to 12 h
Colors
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Black
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Black
Price
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
About 200 EUR
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
About 280 EUR