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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-09-06 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 20.00 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.8 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 69.6, which is way better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's global score of 55.7. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is much newer, lighter and noticeably thinner than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE comes with Android 4.0 OS.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a way better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way bigger memory for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features a really superior performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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