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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-21 | -- |
| 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.23 ounces | -- |
| -- | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 479.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 339 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Apple M4 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) has a score of 74.8, which is better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's overall score of 67.9. The iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x OS, while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 OS. IPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) is a noticeably thinner and notably lighter tablet than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much more powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a way better display than iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, it also counts with a higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal storage capacity. IPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) has a greater camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a lot better video quality and a camera in the back with a way higher resolution.
The iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) has a battery life that's very similar to Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's battery lifetime.
Although iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) is a better device, it is way more expensive than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can buy the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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