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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-21 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 339 pixels per inch | 263 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 | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 6.3 | 10 |
| 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 Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a score of 71.3, which is just a bit better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's global score of 67.9. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 OS. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a way thinner but a lot heavier tablet than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lot smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1600 x 2560, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a much better memory to install games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a very superior processor than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) takes much better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a bigger aperture to take better photos and videos in low-light environments and a way higher 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a battery lifetime that is just as good as the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 one.
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