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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-09-25 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 13.55 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | -- |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a score of 68.5, which is a bit better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 score. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.2.2 operating system, and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much powerful processor than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor and a higher number of cores.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better looking display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen and way darker screen. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a much better storage to install games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a superior camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a camera with a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and videos. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) feature extremely similar battery performance.
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