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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a global score of 68.5, which is better than the iPad 10.2 (2020)'s global score of 62.2. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's body is incredibly lighter than iPad 10.2 (2020), but it's a little thicker and was released many years before. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.2.2 operating system, while iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x operating system.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better screen than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has much more opaque display and a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel number per inch in the display and a slightly better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has much more storage for games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more internal memory. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's battery life is very similar to the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) one. The iPad 10.2 (2020) features a way better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for taking photographs or videos in poorly lited environments, they both have a back facing camera with an 8 mega pixels.
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