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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-21 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | -- |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 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 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a general score of 73.2, which is a bit better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's overall score of 67.9. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.4 OS. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) body has the same thickness than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but it's a lot heavier.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a brighter screen than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel count per screen inch and a slightly better 1600 x 2560px resolution. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features as much storage to install games and applications as Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a little bit better performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a 64 bits processing unit and 2 more cpu cores. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) takes way better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light captures, they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a much longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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