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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-09-06 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is a lot better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, getting a 68.1 score against 55.7. The iPad mini construction is thinner and extremely lighter than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. The iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE works with Android 4.0 OS.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a bit sharper display than Apple iPad mini, because it has a quite larger display, a much greater pixels density and a way better resolution of 1200 x 1920. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a little better performance than iPad mini, because although it has a worse 384 megahertz graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE also counts with 512 MB more RAM.
IPad mini counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE and the Apple iPad mini count with similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad mini counts with a very superior battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Apple iPad mini is also by far the cheapest.
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