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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| $ 740.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 4 is slightly better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, having a global score of 70.8 against 68.5. IPad 4 counts with iOS 7.x OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 OS. The iPad 4 is a somewhat thicker and much heavier tablet than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with just a little better processing power than Apple iPad 4, because it has more processing cores, a better graphics processing unit working at 450 MHz and 1 GB more RAM.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a better display than Apple iPad 4, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1600 x 2560 and more pixels per inch in the screen. The iPad 4 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a battery life that's just as good as the battery lifetime in iPad 4. IPad 4 has a superior camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a camera in the back with a much lower resolution and a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for shooting photos and video in poorly lited environments.
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