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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 68.5 |
| 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 | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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, 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
The iPad Air is better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, getting a overall score of 77.9 against 68.5. Although iPad Air and the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 were released only a few months apart, the iPad Air design is heavier but a little bit thinner than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. IPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.2.2 OS.
The Apple iPad Air features a bit better performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a faster graphics co-processor and a 64-bits CPU. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit more vivid display than iPad Air, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per display inch and a bit higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels.
The Apple iPad Air features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal memory. The iPad Air counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The iPad Air features a better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a back camera with a much lower 5 megapixels resolution and a smaller aperture which is not good for low-light photos and video.
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