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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.4 |
| -- | 2014-10-21 |
| -- | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), getting a 67.9 score against 60.6. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 OS, and Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a much faster CPU than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and 6 GB lesser RAM memory.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a way better number of pixels per inch in the display and a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) both count with similar storage capacity for applications and games, they have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a battery life that is just as good as iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s battery lifetime. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger aperture for better low light photography and a much more MP camera in the back.
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