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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GBAmazon Fire HDX 8.9
32 GB (2014)| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 13.72 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 281.00 | $ 429.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 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, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 66.3 score. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.4 OS. IPad Air 2's body is heavier but much thinner than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, and both were only released 0 months apart.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little better processing power than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a greater number of cores. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit sharper display than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1600 x 2560px and more pixels per inch of display.
The iPad Air 2 features a greater camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light captures, they both have the same video quality, the same video frame rate and the same resolution back facing camera. Apple iPad Air 2 features a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a superior battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Apple iPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an easy decision.
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