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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2013-09-25 |
| -- | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.9 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| -- | 339 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core 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 |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, getting a 69.6 score against 68.5. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s design is much newer and extremely thinner, but also heavier than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.2.2 operating system.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a much more powerful processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 lesser cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has much less brightness and a quite smaller screen.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal storage. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures much better photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution and a larger aperture to take better captures and videos in low light situations.
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