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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iOS 9.x |
| 2013-09-25 | 2015-09-09 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Black | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.19 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 4 has an overall score of 75.6, which is better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's general score of 68.5. The Apple iPad mini 4 is a newer portable tablet, and it is also notably lighter and way thinner than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The Apple iPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.2.2 operating system.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little bit better looking display than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen, a little bigger display and a little higher resolution of 1600 x 2560. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a faster processing unit than Apple iPad mini 4, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also has more CPU cores and an additional GPU.
The Apple iPad mini 4 features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal memory. IPad mini 4 has a really longer battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Apple iPad mini 4 features a lot better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for shooting pictures and videos in poorly lited environments, they both have the same resolution back-facing camera.
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