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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-09-25 | 2018-11-07 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 22.26 ounces |
| Black | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 339 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is much better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, having a global score of 81.1 against 68.5. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) body is much newer and notably thinner than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's, but it is heavier. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a bit more powerful CPU than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a brighter display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, much worse brightness and a much smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) have extremely similar memory to store more games and applications, both of them have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a greater camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot higher 12 mega pixels resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better captures in low light environments. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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