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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
64 GBApple iPad Air 2
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-10-21 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.72 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 479.00 | $ 231.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 8.47 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 has a general score of 74.2, which is a little bit better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 score. Even though the Apple iPad Air 2 and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 were released only a couple months apart, the Apple iPad Air 2 construction is somewhat heavier but also incredibly thinner. The Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.4 operating system.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little faster processor than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits, and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with 3 more processing cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a better pixel amount per inch in the screen.
The iPad Air 2 shoots much better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light photos, they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air 2, because it has 48 GB more internal storage.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, iPad Air 2 is also a bargain compared to others.
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