Performance and Software
Under the hood, the Fire HDX 8.9 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset, featuring a quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 CPU and an Adreno 420 GPU. This combination allows for fairly robust performance, capable of handling multitasking and high-definition content streaming without significant lag. With options for 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB of internal storage, complemented by 2GB of RAM, the device offers satisfactory performance for its time, albeit without expandable storage—which may be a limitation for users with extensive media libraries. The tablet runs on a customized version of Android 4.4 KitKat, dubbed Fire OS 4, which integrates deeply with Amazon's suite of services but limits access to Google Play, funneling users instead towards Amazon’s ecosystem.
- ⬤ Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) Review
- ⬤ Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) Design and Build
- ⬤ Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) Display
- ⬤ Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) Performance and Software