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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2022-10-26 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.83 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad (2022) is slightly better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, having a score of 74.7 against 67.9. Apple iPad (2022)'s body has the same thickness than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but it's incredibly heavier. Apple iPad (2022) counts with iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 operating system.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a better screen than Apple iPad (2022), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better count of pixels per inch of display and a slightly better 1600 x 2560px resolution. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with as much storage capacity to store more games and applications as the iPad (2022) one, both have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
IPad (2022) has a superior processor than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a 64 bits CPU and 2 more cores. IPad (2022) counts with a greater camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a way better (4K) video quality, a larger aperture to take better low light captures and videos and a back facing camera with much more MP.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery life in Apple iPad (2022).
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