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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2022-03-18 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.09 |
| 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 + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 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, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 6.3 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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
IPad Air (2022) has an overall score of 81.4, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 score. The iPad Air (2022) construction is a lot newer and extremely thinner, but somewhat heavier than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. The iPad Air (2022) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 operating system.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a sharper screen than iPad Air (2022), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display and a slightly better resolution of 1600 x 2560. The iPad Air (2022) and the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 feature extremely similar memory to store more apps and games, both of them have the same internal memory.
IPad Air (2022) features just a bit better performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 4 more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. IPad Air (2022) takes better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's battery duration is very similar to iPad Air (2022)'s battery lifetime.
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