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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-21 | 2022-10-26 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | -- |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad (2022) is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, having a global score of 74.7 against 67.9. The iPad (2022) is a way heavier portable tablet than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but they are 0.3inches thick. IPad (2022) has iPadOS 16.x OS, and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 OS. The Apple iPad (2022) counts with a more powerful CPU than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a 64-bits processor and a higher number of cores (and also faster).
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a more vivid display than iPad (2022), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel count per inch in the screen and a bit higher resolution of 1600 x 2560. IPad (2022)'s storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's one, both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad (2022)'s battery life is just as good as Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's battery duration. The iPad (2022) takes much better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture and a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
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