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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-09-25 | -- |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 13.55 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 339 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 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 | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a global score of 68.5, which is better than the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s global score of 60.6. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 operating system, and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a way better screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a much better count of pixels per inch of screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has 6 GB lesser RAM memory and 4 lesser CPU cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better captures and video in low light environments and a camera in the back with a much better resolution.
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s memory capacity for applications and games is just as good as Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a battery duration that is just as good as Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's battery life.
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