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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-10-21 | -- |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | -- |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 9.09 | 5.85 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is slightly better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), with a 67.9 score against 63.3. Although it's the best portable tablet in this review, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a way heavier and somewhat thicker portable tablet than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 OS, and Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) works with iPadOS 18.x OS.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much more powerful processor than iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has an inferior number of cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with just a bit better looking display than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a quite better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, a little larger display and a just a little greater display pixels density.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad mini (A17 Pro) captures greater pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a way higher video quality and a camera with a way higher resolution.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s battery duration is just as good as Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's battery life.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet.
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