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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-21 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2224 x 1668 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 overall score. IPad Air (2019)'s body is newer and notably thinner than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's, although it's also somewhat heavier. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better looking screen than Apple iPad Air (2019), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a higher screen pixel density.
IPad Air (2019) counts with a better performing CPU than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 4 more processing cores , a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64-bit CPU. IPad Air (2019) features a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and video, they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, a same resolution back camera and the same video frame rates.
IPad Air (2019) features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 192 GB more internal memory. IPad Air (2019) features a very superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The iPad Air (2019) costs a lot more money than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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