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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-09-25 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | -- |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 5.85 |
| 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 |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has an overall score of 68.5, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)'s 65 score. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.2.2 OS, and Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 construction is incredibly older, somewhat thicker and notably heavier than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen).
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a very superior CPU than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a sharper screen than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a lot more opaque display, it also counts with a little bit better pixel quantity per inch in the screen, a little higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a quite bigger screen.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) takes way better pictures and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a back facing camera with much more MP and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better captures in poorly lited situations. IPad mini (6th Gen) has as much memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 one, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) features a much longer battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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