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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.39 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 559.00 | $ 479.00 |
| 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 | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | 1920 x 1080 (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, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2-inch is much better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, getting a 79.3 score against 67.9. The iPad 10.2-inch design is much newer and a bit thinner, but a lot heavier than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a better screen than iPad 10.2-inch, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels count in each display inch and a quite better resolution of 1600 x 2560.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch features a little faster CPU than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and although they both have 4 cpu cores, the Apple iPad 10.2-inch also has more RAM. IPad 10.2-inch captures much clearer photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a tinier camera aperture, they both have a camera in the back with an 8 mega-pixels resolution, the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch counts with a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal memory capacity. The iPad 10.2-inch counts with a way better battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch is more expensive than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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