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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-21 | -- |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 13.23 ounces | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 339 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 Blaze GPU | Apple 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 | 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 | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a global score of 67.9, which is slightly better than the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen)'s global score of 65.6. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 operating system, while Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 16.x operating system. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much better looking display than iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a bit higher 1600 x 2560 resolution.
IPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) features a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much greater processing power than iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen), although it has a lower amount of RAM and less CPU cores.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger camera aperture, a back camera with a way higher resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) have very similar battery performance.
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