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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2013-09-25 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), getting a general score of 68.5 against 62.2. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a noticeably older and just a bit thicker device than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), but Amazon could make it a lot lighter anyway. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 OS, while Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x OS.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a more vivid screen than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a quite smaller display and much worse brightness, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a quite better resolution of 1600 x 2560. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a really superior processing power than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has 2 less cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light photos and videos, they both have a 8 megapixels back facing camera. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) features a battery lifetime that's just as good as Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's battery life.
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