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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-09-25 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 13.55 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | -- |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a bit better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, with a score of 70.4 against 68.5. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s body is noticeably newer and incredibly thinner, but noticeably heavier than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 OS.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a much sharper screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display and much worse brightness. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much more powerful CPU than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger aperture for better photos and video in low-light situations and a lot more MP camera.
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