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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2014-10-21 |
| -- | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| -- | 339 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 7.6 | 6.3 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is slightly better than the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a 67.9 score against 62.5. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 operating system, and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much more vibrant screen than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display.
Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better performing CPU than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with more cores.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's battery life is just as good as the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) one. The Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and a camera with much more MP.
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