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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-09-06 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is much better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, having a overall score of 69.6 against 55.7. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a way newer tablet, and it is also lighter and way thinner than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE works with Android 4.0 operating system.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a way better performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a much sharper display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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