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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-09-06 | 0000-00-00 |
| 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 (M2, 2024) has a global score of 71.3, which is much better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's general score of 55.7. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) design is a little bit heavier but a lot thinner than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE comes with Android 4.0 operating system.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a sharper display than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lot smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a very superior processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 7 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE both have incredibly similar batteries duration.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) takes greater photographs and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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