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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
32 GB (2014)Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 72 |
| 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 | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.72 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 429.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.92 |
| 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 mini 2 is a bit better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, with a 72 score against 66.3. Apple iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 operating system. Apple iPad mini 2's body has the same thickness than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but it is somewhat lighter.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit sharper display than iPad mini 2, because it has a little better quantity of pixels per inch of display, a little higher 1600 x 2560px resolution and a quite bigger display. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a superior storage for games and applications than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 32 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad mini 2 counts with just a bit better processing power than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a graphics co-processor. The iPad mini 2 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, a back facing camera with a much worse 5 megapixels resolution and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a very superior battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, iPad mini 2 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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