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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-25 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 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 13-inch (M2, 2024) is slightly better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, with a 71.3 score against 68.5. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.2.2 OS. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a way thinner but notably heavier tablet than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a lot better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has an incredibly better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a little bit worse 1600 x 2560px resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a back camera with much more mega pixels and a bigger camera aperture.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) both count with quite similar batteries duration.
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