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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-21 | -- |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 13.23 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 339 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.3 |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 67.9, which is better than the iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen)'s 60.9 global score. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 operating system, and iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1600 x 2560px resolution and a higher display pixels density.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with an extremely better processor than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features a much better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments and a lot better resolution back-facing camera.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 have similar storage for apps and games, both of them have exactly the same internal storage. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and the iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) both count with incredibly similar batteries duration.
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