| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2012-09-06 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a global score of 65.4, which is better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's 55.7 overall score. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with iOS 13.x OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0 OS. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch body is much newer, somewhat thinner and lighter than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a little bit better looking display than iPad 9.7-inch, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a quite lower display pixels density and a little lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features a much bigger memory for apps and games than iPad 9.7-inch.
IPad 9.7-inch features a little better performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have 2 CPU cores, the iPad 9.7-inch also counts with a greater amount of RAM. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a much better battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
IPad 9.7-inch features a way better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Apple iPad 9.7-inch is also a bargain compared to others.
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