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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2013-09-25 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) is just a bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, getting a general score of 71.7 against 68.5. Even though iPad Air (2020) is heavier than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, it's much thinner and a lot newer. The iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.2.2 operating system.
The iPad Air (2020) counts with a better CPU than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and a 64-bits CPU. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a brighter display than iPad Air (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller display and much lower brightness, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a better screen density.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) captures greater pictures and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger aperture and a back-facing camera with way more megapixels. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's memory for apps and games is just as good as iPad Air (2020)'s one, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air (2020) and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 both have similar batteries performance.
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