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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 21.76 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 3.8 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| 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
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is way better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, getting a general score of 70.4 against 55.7. Although the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a little bit heavier than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, it's noticeably thinner and incredibly newer. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0 OS.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a much better looking display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a way better processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 6 less cpu cores (although faster) and less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes much better photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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