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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2013-09-25 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is way better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's general score of 68.5. Apple iPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.2.2 operating system. Apple iPad mini (2019) is a incredibly newer tablet, and it's also way thinner and lighter than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a better processing unit than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit, 1 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a sharper display than iPad mini (2019), because although it has much lower brightness, it also counts with a quite better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a quite larger screen and a little better pixels density.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad mini (2019) has a superior battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The iPad mini (2019) has a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a smaller aperture, they both have a same resolution back camera.
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