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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 21.76 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 3.8 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a score of 70.4, which is way better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's 55.7 general score. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with Android 4.0 operating system. Although the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a little bit heavier than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, it's way thinner and also extremely newer.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a much sharper screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior memory to store more apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a much more powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and 7 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes way better pictures and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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