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Apple iPad 2
16 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 57.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2012-09-06 | 2011-03-02 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 21.41 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 405.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| 5.8 | 2.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 2 is just a bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, with a 57.3 score against 54.1. The iPad 2 counts with iOS 7.x OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE works with Android 4.0 OS. IPad 2's construction is just a bit thinner than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, although it's just a bit heavier and was released just 18 months before.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a sharper screen than iPad 2, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better screen pixels density and a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels. Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features a little better processing power than iPad 2, because although it has a worse graphics processing unit working at 384 MHz, and they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad 2, because it has more internal memory capacity. IPad 2 has a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Apple iPad 2 has a much longer battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
The iPad 2 not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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