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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 261 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 M2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 10 | 6.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a global score of 72.3, which is a little bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's general score of 68.5. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) construction is somewhat heavier but notably thinner than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 OS.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a brighter display than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has way less brightness and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much more powerful processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has less CPU cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a bigger aperture for better photos in low-light situations and a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a battery duration that is just as good as the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) one.
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