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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-09-06 | -- |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 20.00 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 254 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.55 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a global score of 60.6, which is a little bit better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's 55.7 overall score. The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) is a somewhat lighter and incredibly thinner tablet than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE comes with Android 4.0 operating system.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features a sharper display than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater screen density. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE both feature very similar memory capacity for apps and games, both have the same internal storage.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a really superior processing power than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features a very superior camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE both have extremely similar battery performance.
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