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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-21 | 2022-10-26 |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, getting a general score of 80.2 against 67.9. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is a incredibly newer and thinner tablet than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it's way heavier. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) works with iPadOS 16.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 operating system.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a lot better performance than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit better looking display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), because although it has a little lower resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen pixel density.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a greater camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a lot higher (4K) video resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and videos in poorly lited environments and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a much better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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