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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
16 GB (2014)Apple iPad Air
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-10-21 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.72 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 379.00 | $ 380.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, having a 75.7 score against 65.1. The Apple iPad Air is a somewhat heavier tablet than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but they are equally thin. Apple iPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 operating system.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little more vivid display than iPad Air, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and more pixels per display inch. The iPad Air counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has a lower number of cores and 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPad Air takes better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a camera with a way worse 5 MP resolution, a lower 1920x1080 video quality and a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for taking photos and video in low light environments. IPad Air features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad Air features a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Apple iPad Air costs a little more money than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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