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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-09-06 | 2013-10-22 |
| 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 | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 273.00 |
| 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 | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air has a score of 77.9, which is a lot better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's 55.7 global score. The Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE comes with Android 4.0 OS. Apple iPad Air's construction is newer, somewhat thinner and lighter than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Apple iPad Air counts with a slightly better display than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px, a little bigger screen and a just a bit better pixel amount per screen inch. The Apple iPad Air features a greater hardware performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, and although they both have a Dual-Core processing unit and a 1 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad Air also has a 64-bit processing unit and a faster graphics co-processor working at 600 MHz.
IPad Air features a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. IPad Air counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPad Air counts with a much longer battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, the Apple iPad Air is also a lot cheaper, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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