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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 779.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is a lot better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 score. Although the iPad Air (2019) is somewhat heavier than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, it's incredibly thinner and much newer. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better screen than iPad Air (2019), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a better amount of pixels per inch of display.
The iPad Air (2019) counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more RAM, 4 more cpu cores and a 64-bit processing unit. IPad Air (2019) features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad Air (2019) features a very superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs or videos in poorly lited situations, they both have the same video definition, a same resolution camera and the same video frame rates.
IPad Air (2019) costs a lot more than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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