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Apple iPad Air
128 GBAmazon Kindle Fire HDX 7
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 10.97 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | -- |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 0 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is a lot better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, with a 77.9 score against 60.8. IPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 works with Android 4.2.2 OS. The iPad Air design is incredibly heavier but somewhat thinner than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, and both of them were only released 1 months apart.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1200 x 1920, it also counts with a bit greater display pixel density. IPad Air and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 feature extremely similar processors, because although the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits and a weaker graphics processor running at 450 megahertz, it also counts with 2 more CPU cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The iPad Air shoots a lot better photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7. The iPad Air features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, because it has more internal memory capacity. IPad Air counts with a much better battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
The Apple iPad Air costs a lot more than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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