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Apple iPad 2
64 GBAmazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2011-03-02 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has an overall score of 67.9, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad 2's score of 62.1. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's construction is a lot newer, somewhat thinner and lighter than Apple iPad 2. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.4 OS, and Apple iPad 2 works with iOS 7.x OS.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a lot better looking display than iPad 2, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and way more pixels per screen inch. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with as much storage to store more apps and games as Apple iPad 2, both have exactly the same internal storage.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a greater performance than Apple iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad 2 has a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 captures much better pictures and videos than iPad 2, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in low light situations, a much better 1920x1080 video definition and a back camera with a way better 8 MP resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is also cheaper than the Apple iPad 2.
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