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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-09-25 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 339 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 6.8 |
| 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 | 10-core GPU 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 | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| 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 iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a general score of 71.3, which is a bit better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's score of 68.5. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.2.2 operating system. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) design is extremely thinner but way heavier than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a way better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a little lower 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much more powerful processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a GPU. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a superior camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a much more mega pixels back-facing camera and a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s battery lifetime is very similar to the battery life in Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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