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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2013-09-25 |
| -- | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.9 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| -- | 339 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| 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 |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 70.4, which is slightly better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's 68.5 general score. Even though the Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is notably heavier than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, it's much thinner and way newer. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 operating system.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a way better hardware performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller display and much more opaque display.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much longer battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a lot better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and video and a lot higher resolution camera in the back.
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