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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-09-06 | 2024-05-07 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 254 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| 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 | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 0.55 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.8 | 10 |
| 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 iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a score of 71.3, which is much better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's 55.7 score. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE comes with Android 4.0 OS. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is a newer and noticeably thinner portable tablet than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, but it is also just a little heavier.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a sharper display than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a really smaller screen, a lot worse resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a little bit less pixels per inch of screen. Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a much better hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has lesser RAM memory and 6 less cpu cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) takes much better photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has much more memory for applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has more internal memory. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s battery performance is very similar to the battery duration in Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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